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ち — hiragana “chi”

ち is the hiragana character for the sound “chi”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is チ.

ち
Stroke order of ち (chi)
Reading
chi
Script
hiragana
Strokes
2
Row
the た row
Katakana
チ

How to write ち

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How ち sounds

The t row bends here: it reads chi, not ti.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ち

WordReadingMeaning
ちちchichifather
ちがうchigauto differ
ちかくchikakunear
ちいさなchiisanasmall
ちちおやchichioyafather
ちいさいchiisaismall

The whole row

Practise ち free

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