赤字
Old HSK 6
赤字 (chìzì) · deficit
赤字 (chìzì) means “deficit”. It is written with 2 characters: 赤 (red) + 字 (character). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 赤字 is built
The characters
赤 chì · red
What 赤 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
字 zì · character
What 字 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A child 子 in a house 宀; 子 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今年的财政出现了赤字。Jīnnián de cáizhèng chūxiàn le chìzì.There is a budget deficit this year.
公司想办法减少赤字。Gōngsī xiǎng bànfǎ jiǎnshǎo chìzì.The company is trying to reduce its deficit.
Questions about 赤字
What does 赤字 mean?
赤字 (chìzì) means “deficit”.
How do you pronounce 赤字?
赤字 is pronounced chìzì.
Which HSK level is 赤字?
赤字 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 赤道chìdàothe equator
- 汉字hànzìChinese character
- 名字míngziname
- 数字shùzìnumber
- 字典zìdiǎndictionary
- 文字wénzìwriting
- 字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)
- 字幕zìmùsubtitles
- 繁体字fántǐzìtraditional Chinese characters
- 简体字jiǎntǐzìsimplified Chinese characters
Learn 赤字 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.