Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "磁", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "磁", and master the standard way of writing the character "磁".
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磁 [cí]
1. The property of a material that can attract metals such as iron and nickel.
物质能吸引铁、镍等金属的性质。
2. A colloquial term for "porcelain."
同“瓷”。
3. The original meaning: magnet. Also refers to magnetism.
【本义】:磁石。也指磁性。
4. In a stricter sense, also refers to a kind of stone, specifically a magnet, commonly known as "iron-sucking stone" (magnetism).
同本义。也为石名,即磁石,俗称吸铁石 ([En.] magnetism)。
Example: 地磁 (the Earth's magnetic field); 磁了好眼 (a derogatory term implying blindness).
5. A colloquial character for porcelain. Refers to porcelain products.
瓷的俗字。指瓷器 ([En.] popular of “瓷”)。
Example: 磁器 (originally refers to porcelain products from Cizhou kiln, later used to refer to porcelain utensils); 磁窑.
6. Place name referring to Ci County, located in present-day Hebei Province. Under its jurisdiction are areas equivalent to current Han Dan, Ci County, Wu'an, etc.
地名 ﹝en#: [Ci county) 。治所在今河北省磁县。辖境相当今河北省邯郸、磁县、武安等市、县地.
7. As an adjective, it means dense or tightly packed.
作为形容词,紧密 (【英】: dense)。
Example: 雪很磁实 (the snow is very tightly packed); 谷穗一尺多长,粗实实的又硬又磁 (the ears of grain are more than a foot long, thick, hard, and dense).