次
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #478 U+6B21
How 次 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫
How to remember it
next · Heisig RSH #478
欠 lack + ice — as a component also called: next, secondary
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 次 as their sound component
These characters all use 次 (cì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次 sound component | cì | order, sequence; second, next; one after the other |
| 资 | zī | wealth, property, capital |
| 茨 | cí | thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris |
| 姿 | zī | grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture |
| 瓷 | cí | china, crockery, porcelain |
| 咨 | zī | to inquire, to consult, to discuss; to plan |
| 恣 | zì | indulgent; unrestrained |
| 絘 | cì | a tax on rolls of cloth |
| 佽 | cì | to help, to aid |
| 粢 | zī | common millet; grain offered as a sacrifice |
Words containing 次
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一次性 | yī cì xìng | one-off (offer); one-time; single-use; disposable (goods) |
| 有一次 | yǒu yī cì | once; once upon a time |
| 安次区 | Ān cì Qū | Anci, a district of Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 开三次方 | kāi sān cì fāng | (math.) to extract a cube root |
| 下一次 | xià yī cì | next; coming; forthcoming; next time; the next occasion |
| 次文化 | cì wén huà | subculture |
| 二次大战 | Èr cì Dà zhàn | World War Two |
| 立克次体 | lì kè cì tǐ | Rickettsia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria) |
| 次生林 | cì shēng lín | secondary growth of forest |
| 三次方 | sān cì fāng | cube (third power, math.) |
| 二次世界大战 | Èr cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn | World War Two |
| 一次方程式 | yī cì fāng chéng shì | (math.) linear equation |
| 一次方程 | yī cì fāng chéng | linear equation |
| 次子 | cì zǐ | second son |
| 人次 | rén cì | person-times; visits; classifier for number of people participating |
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) |
| 二次方 | èr cì fāng | square (i.e. x times x) |
| 次生 | cì shēng | derivative; secondary; sub- |
| 次方言 | cì fāng yán | subdialect |
| 三次曲线 | sān cì qū xiàn | cubic curve (geometry) |