Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly; imbecile

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chi” becomes a different word in each tone. 痴 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 痴呆chī dāistupid; dull; (medicine) dementia
  • 痴迷chī míinfatuated; obsessed
  • 痴心chī xīninfatuation
  • 如醉如痴rú zuì rú chīsee 如痴如醉
  • 痴想chī xiǎngto daydream; wishful thinking; pipe dream

Example Sentence

他对画画十分着迷,简直到了痴迷的地步。Tā duì huà huà shí fēn zháo mí, jiǎn zhí dào le chī mí de dì bù.He is so fascinated with painting that he is utterly obsessed.

heduìtoward画画huà huàto draw十分shí fēnvery着迷zháo míto be fascinated简直jiǎn zhísimply到了dào leat last痴迷chī míinfatuateddeof地步dì bùa (usu. bad) situation