叱 (chì) — to loudly rebuke, to shout at
Definition
叱 is a formal, literary verb meaning to loudly rebuke or shout at someone in authority — stronger and more written than common 骂, and used in set compounds like 叱责 and 叱令.
verb
to loudly rebuketo shout at
Easily confused
- 化huàlook-alike(suffix) -ize; -ification; to make into a certain state
- 赤chìsound-alike(bound form) red
- 翅chìsound-alikewing (bound form, used in compounds like 翅膀)
- 炽chìsound-alike(bound form) blazing, fiercely hot
- 斥chìsound-alike(bound form) to scold, to reprimand (in compounds like 斥责, 呵斥)
- 敕chìsound-alikeimperial edict (bound form)
Examples
- 叱。Shàng si zài huì yì shàng chì zé le tā de shī wù.The boss loudly rebuked his mistake at the meeting.
- 叱。Tā yīn wéi fǎn jì lǜ bèi chì lìng tuì chū.He was ordered out with a shout for violating the rules.
- 叱。Jiāng jūn chì tuì le shàn chuǎng yíng dì de shì bīng.The general shouted at and drove away the soldiers who had intruded into the camp.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
叱 pairs 口 (mouth) with 七, which gives a clue to the sound of the word.
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