匙

chí

Meanings

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chí

1.spoon

shi

1.used in 钥匙[yào shi]

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Wiktionary

1.spoon
2.key (Classifier: 條／条 c)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *dje): phonetic 是 (OC *djeʔ) + semantic 匕 (“spoon”).

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Stroke order

Components

匙是匕

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

帶鑰匙來。
Bring the key.
這是您的鑰匙。
This is your key.
湯姆丟了車鑰匙。
Tom lost his car keys.
這不是我的鑰匙。
This isn't my key.
她遞給了他鑰匙。
She handed him the key.
我想要一把湯匙。
I'd like to have a spoon.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

钥匙 key 茶匙 teaspoon 锁匙 (dialect) key 饭匙 rice paddle 一匙 spoonful 汤匙 soup spoon 钥匙卡 keycard 配钥匙 to make a key 燃烧匙 deflagrating spoon 钥匙链 keychain 公筷母匙 (Tw) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene 私人钥匙 private key (in encryption)