次

cì

next in sequence · second

Radical: 欠 Strokes: 6 HSK 1

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Most common

Same radical

歌款欢欧欲歇欺欠欣歡歉歆

Same radical

歌款欢欧欲歇欺欠欣歡歉歆歙欷歃

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Character Decomposition

次=冫+欠

Etymology

A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫

Meanings

next in sequence

second

the second (day, time etc)

secondary

vice-

sub-

infra-

inferior quality

substandard

order

sequence

hypo- (chemistry)

classifier for enumerated events: time

cì

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Words with 次 409 total

deputy chief次长cì zhǎng second-class; second-rate次等cì děng afterwards · then次后cì hòu inferior goods · substandard products次货cì huò substandard products · defective · seconds次品cì pǐn number of times · frequency · order number (in a series) · power (math.) · degree of a polynomial (math.)次数cì shù sequence; order次序cì xù to arrange things in sequence · sequence in which things are arranged编次biān cì for the first time · first (meeting, attempt etc)初次chū cì

Idioms with 次 27 total Chain

lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly · over and over again几次三番jǐ cì sān fān row upon row鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐ repeatedly · again and again · time and again · over and over again · many times屡次三番lǚ cì sān fān

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