chī

foolish

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
疒 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sick

知 sound component

  Sound component

zhī

  

know

Definitions

 

chī

foolish, stupid, dumb, silly; imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly

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chī

variant of [chī]

Most common words with 痴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

白痴

idiocy

imbecile

痴呆

imbecility

痴迷

infatuated

痴情

infatuation