次

cì

next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

次

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

次

我见过他一次。

I have met him once.

我一次能吃十个饺子。

I can eat ten dumplings in one sitting.