chì
scold
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 七 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 叱
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to scold | ||
to upbraid | ||
to rebuke angrily | ||
all-powerful | ||
to shout at |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3181st most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 5 |
Unicode | U+53F1 |
Shuowen | “叱，訶也。从口，七聲。” |
Sources
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