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Meaning

magnetic; magnetism; porcelain

Chinese: 磁性、磁铁。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ci” becomes a different word in each tone. 磁 is the 2nd 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

  • 磁带cí dàimagnetic tape
  • 磁盘cí pán(computer) disk
  • 磁卡cí kǎmagnetic card; IC Card (telephone)
  • 地磁dì cíEarth's magnetic field; geomagnetism
  • 起磁qǐ címagnetization; to magnetize

Example Sentence

磁铁能把铁钉吸过来。Cí tiě néng bǎ tiě dīng xī guò lái.A magnet can attract iron nails.

磁铁Cí tiěmagnetnéngcan(marks the object)tiěiron (metal)dīngnailto breathe过来guò láito come over