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敕

chì

Character

What 敕 means

1. imperial orders

Other readings

敕 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chìvariant of {敕|chì}
• chìvariant of {敕|chì}

Words starting with 敕

• 敕令chì lìngImperial order or edict (old)
• 敕封chì fēngto appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order

Characters that look like 敕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 款kuǎnsection; paragraph; funds
• 致zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 救jiùto save; to assist; to rescue
• 敌dí(bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist…
• 敢gǎnto dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
• 欺qīto take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat

Sounds the same

Read chì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 翅(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)
• 赤red; scarlet; bare
• 斥to blame; to reprove; to reprimand
• 炽to burn; to blaze; splendid
• 叱to scold; shout at; to hoot at
• 彳step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60); see also 彳亍
• 踅walk with one leg
• 饬(bound form) to put in order; to arrange properly; circumspect
• 啻only (classical, usually follows negative or question words); (not) just
• 抶beat; flog
• 傺to detain; to hinder
• 敇Imperial command or edict