斥 (chì) is a Chinese character meaning “to scold”. It is written from 斤 (catty (unit of weight)) and 丶 (dot stroke), and takes 5 strokes.
Build the character for “to rebuke; to repel”
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Structure
斤 + 丶
Overlapping structure
Structure from: Unicode IDS ⿻斤丶（现代字形拆分，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 核验：斥 5 笔，前 4 笔与 斤 的 4 笔走向一致，第 5 笔为 丶）
Memory aid
An axe (斤) with one dot (丶) flicked off to the side — something being driven away. 斥 is to push back, to reject, to scold.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 排斥pái chìto reject; to exclude; to repel斥 = chì
- 斥责chì zéto scold; to rebuke斥 = chì
Go deeper
All readings
to rebuke; to repel
to scold; to rebuke; to repel; to drive away; to expel
责备；使离开；排除、不相容。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 排斥pái chìto reject; to exclude; to repel斥 = chì
- 斥责chì zéto scold; to rebuke斥 = chì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 斥 mean?
斥 (chì) means to scold; to rebuke; to repel; to drive away; to expel.
How do you pronounce 斥?
It is pronounced chì.
What parts is 斥 made of?
斤 (catty (unit of weight)) and 丶 (dot stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode IDS ⿻斤丶（现代字形拆分，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 核验：斥 5 笔，前 4 笔与 斤 的 4 笔走向一致，第 5 笔为 丶）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 斥 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 斥?
斤. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 斥?
Common ones are 排斥 and 斥责. The reading of 斥 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.