Meaning
pond; reservoir
Chinese: 水池，也指池塘。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chi” becomes a different word in each tone. 池 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 电池diàn chíbattery; electric cell
- 游泳池yóu yǒng chíswimming pool
- 池子chí zipond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
- 池塘chí tángpool; pond
- 天池tiān chí"heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain; used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 长白山天池
Example Sentence
公园的池塘里养着许多金鱼。Gōng yuán de chí táng lǐ yǎng zhe xǔ duō jīn yú.Many goldfish are kept in the park pond.
公园Gōng yuánpark (for public recreatio的deof池塘chí tángpool里lǐinside养yǎngto raise (animals)着zhe(ongoing action)许多xǔ duōmany金鱼jīn yúgoldfish。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The water radical 氵 (meaning) plus 也 (sound): a small gathered body of water — a ‘pool / pond’.
A way to remember it
Water (氵) + 也 — a pond.
Easy to confuse with
- 地‘Ground’: the same 也, but with 土 (earth) instead of water — earth vs water.