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チ — katakana “chi”

チ is the katakana character for the sound “chi”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ち.

チ
Stroke order of チ (chi)
Reading
chi
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the タ row
Hiragana
ち

How to write チ

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 チ sounds

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

Don't confuse it with

Words with チ

WordReadingMeaning
チームchiimuteam
チケットchikettoticket
チーズchiizucheese
チップchipputip
チキンchikinchicken
チーズケーキchiizukeekicheese cake

The whole row

Practise チ free

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