次 (cì) — Chinese Character

次

cì

(measure word) time; occurrence; next in sequence; second; secondary; vice-; sub-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence

Radical: 欠 HSK 1 qv, a, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

次 decomposes into the following components:

冫欠

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 次.

一次

yī cì

first

三次

sān cì

third

上次

shàng cì

last time

下次

xià cì

next time

主次

zhǔ cì

二次

èr cì

second (i.e. number two)

人次

rén cì

person-times

今次

jīn cì

以次

yǐ cì

位次

wèi cì

place (in numbered sequence)

依次

yī cì

in order

其次

qí cì

Characters that share the radical 欠.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.