Memory phrase for the character: 吃

吃

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Meaning to eat, to have a meal, to absorb

Pronunciation

chī

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: to beg 乞 (There lies [= a lying person 人] a disadvantaged [= from the second 乙 class of society] and begs) (second 乙 = two 二 written quickly)

Mnemonic
 
It's for the mouth when you beg for sth. to eat.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
乞 to begTop: horizontal person , below: odd/fine/grade B/2nd 乙 (There lies an oddly nice but second rated beggar.)
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 Vocabulary

吃饭 chī fàn  to eat a meal
吃惊 chī jīng  to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng  to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
吃一堑，长一智 chī yī qiàn , cháng yī zhì  Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom). One only learns from one's mistakes.
蹭吃蹭喝 cèng chī cèng hē  to cadge a meal
蹭吃 cèng chī  to freeload for food
蹭吃 cèng chī  

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