池 Stroke Order — How to Write 池

Stroke Order

池 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

池 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵也

池 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 也 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 3 more strokes

池 Pronunciation and Pinyin

chí

Meanings of 池 in Chinese

chí池

A pond or pool, often man-made.

小明家后院有一个漂亮的水池，里面养着金鱼。

Xiao Ming's backyard has a beautiful pond where goldfish are kept.

A pond or lake; specifically, referring to 'lake salt' (chíyán), which is salt extracted from a saltwater lake.

池盐是从咸水湖中提取的。

Lake salt is extracted from saltwater lakes.

A structure resembling a pond or pool, often serving a specific purpose, such as a bath pool, flower bed, orchestra pit, or dance floor.

公园里有一个美丽的花池，吸引了许多游客驻足观赏。

There is a beautiful flower bed in the park, attracting many tourists to stop and admire it.

When pronounced 'chí', it refers to a fortified city or an impregnable fortress, often including a moat.

古老的城池在岁月中依然挺立，守护着这片土地。

The ancient fortified city still stands tall through the years, guarding this land.

In old-style theaters, refers to the front part of the main hall, specifically the pit seats (池座).

今晚的演出，我们坐在池座第二排。

For tonight's performance, we sat in the second row of the pit seats.

Common Words and Phrases with 池

chí池táng塘

A small body of still water, typically smaller than a lake.

公园里有一个美丽的池塘。

There is a beautiful pond in the park.

chí池yán盐

Lake salt; edible salt extracted from lake salt pans.

这种池盐富含矿物质，味道醇厚，深受当地居民喜爱。

This lake salt is rich in minerals, has a mellow taste, and is deeply loved by local residents.

chí池yú鱼

Fish in a pond; refers to innocent people who are involved in or suffer from a disaster or trouble that has nothing to do with them (like a fish in a pond that dies when the pond dries up due to a fire in a nearby house).

因为两派人马的争执，无辜的第三者往往成为池鱼，受到不必要的牵连。

Due to the dispute between two factions, innocent third parties often become collateral damage, getting unnecessarily implicated.

chí池yú鱼zhī之yāng殃

Unwarranted trouble or harm affecting an innocent party, often as collateral damage from an unrelated event or others' actions.

小王只是路过，却因为旁边两辆车相撞而无辜地受到了池鱼之殃，车子也刮蹭了。

Xiao Wang was merely passing by, but he innocently suffered a collateral misfortune when two cars next to him collided, resulting in scratches on his own vehicle.

chí池yuàn苑

Ponds and gardens