池 (chí) is a Chinese character meaning “pond”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 也 (also; too), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 也
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·水部「池，陂也。从水、也聲」；现代字形拆分经笔画数据核验（氵3 + 也3 = 6）
Memory aid
Water (氵) on the left, 也 on the right. Both parts are really in this character: water that stays put in one place — a pond.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 水池shuǐ chípool; pond; basin池 = chí
- 电池diàn chíbattery池 = chí
- 池沼chí zhǎopond; pool池 = chí
- 泳池yǒng chíswimming pool池 = chí
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All readings
pond
pond; pool; an artificial or enclosed body of water
蓄水的凹地；水塘。也指某些像水池一样的装置。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 水池shuǐ chípool; pond; basin池 = chí
- 电池diàn chíbattery池 = chí
- 池沼chí zhǎopond; pool池 = chí
- 泳池yǒng chíswimming pool池 = chí
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 池 mean?
池 (chí) means pond; pool; an artificial or enclosed body of water.
How do you pronounce 池?
It is pronounced chí.
What parts is 池 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 也 (also; too), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·水部「池，陂也。从水、也聲」；现代字形拆分经笔画数据核验（氵3 + 也3 = 6）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 池 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 池?
氵. 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 池?
Common ones are 水池 and 电池. The reading of 池 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.