チ (chi), katakana basic
チ
chi
タ row · i column
katakanabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Say chi, with a ch sound, not ti. It is one short beat.
hiragana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with チ
チーズcheese
チョコレートchocolate
How to remember it
チA short top stroke and a crossbar sit over a sweeping lower stroke. Imagine a chair seen from the side: chi.
Where it comes from
千チ
チ comes from 千. Both チ and 千 use three strokes; their forms are similar.