次 — Chinese character
次
cì
order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
- Pinyin
- cì
- Radical
- 76 ⽋ (Lack)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 冫 欠
- Formation
- ideographic — A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫
- Japanese
- 次 as a kanji
Common words with 次
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time |
| 第一次 | dì yī cì | the first time; for the first time |
| 再次 | zài cì | once more; once again |
| 首次 | shǒu cì | first; first time |
| 多次 | duō cì | many times; repeatedly |
| 每次 | měi cì | each time; every time |
| 此次 | cǐ cì | this time |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 第二次 | dì èr cì | the second time; the second occurrence |
| 几次 (幾次) | jǐ cì | several times |
| 其次 | qí cì | next; secondly |
| 三次 | sān cì | third; three times |
English words written with 次
次 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 10 · Art of War 7 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 11 · Zhuangzi 15 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 17
- Analects 4.5
- Analects 7.27
- Analects 13.20
- Analects 14.39
- Analects 16.9
- Art of War 3.1
- Art of War 3.3
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