秩 meaning and stroke order
Order; ordered
How to write 秩, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 秩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (literary) salary according to rank
- (literary) an official's rank
- (literary) order; orderliness
- (literary) decade
How 秩 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
禾 gives the meaning and 失 hints at the sound.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 秩
秩 combines 禾 (grain) on the left with 失 (shī) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture grain stacked in neat rows by rank so none of it is lost (失), and you get the idea of order.
In modern Chinese 秩 almost always appears in the word 秩序 (zhìxù), meaning order or orderliness in public places, traffic, or society. Example: 请大家遵守秩序。(Qǐng dàjiā zūnshǒu zhìxù.) Everyone please keep order.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 秩 with 积 (jī, accumulate) or 程 (chéng), since all have 禾 on the left. Also remember 秩 is fourth tone zhì, not shī like its component 失.
Common words with 秩
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 秩序 | zhìxù | order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) | HSK 7-9 |
秩 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 秩
How many strokes are in 秩?
秩 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 秩 mean?
秩 (zhì) means order; ordered. A common word with it is 秩序 (zhìxù), meaning "order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)".
How do you pronounce 秩?
秩 is pronounced zhì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 秩?
The radical of 秩 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 秩 under this radical.
Is 秩 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 秩 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 秩 be used on its own to mean order?
Not in everyday speech. On its own it is literary. In normal Chinese you use 秩序 (zhìxù) instead.
What does 秩 mean in the phrase 七秩?
In literary Chinese 秩 can mean a decade, so 七秩 (qī zhì) refers to seventy years of age. You will mostly see this in formal writing such as birthday inscriptions.