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zhèi

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(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)

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HSK 3.0
Level 1
Old HSK
Level 1
Strokes
7
Radical
辵 +4
Structure
Lower-left enclosure 左下包
Traditional
这
Common rank
#1,488
Unicode
U+8FD9

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Formation & memory

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How 这 is formed

Components 辶 文

How to remember it

this · Heisig RSH #1317

Highlander + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 这

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
这儿 zhè r here
这里 zhè lǐ variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
这里 zhè lǐ here
这边 zhè biān this side; here
这些 zhè xiē these
这山望着那山高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current positio…
这下子 zhè xià zi this time
这会儿 zhè huì r (coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]
在这之前 zài zhè zhī qián before then; up until that point
这年头 zhè nián tou (coll.) nowadays
在这期间 zài zhè qī jiān during time; in this time
这样一来 zhè yàng yī lái thus; if this happens then
这边儿 zhè biān r erhua variant of 這邊|这边[zhe4 bian1]
这一阵子 zhè yī zhèn zi recently; currently
这样子 zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this
这就是说 zhè jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say
这不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserte…
这几天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days
这天 zhè tiān this day
这还了得 zhè hái liǎo dé How dare you!; This is an outrage!; Absolutely disgraceful!