How to Write 辞 (cí) — Meaning “to resign; to bid farewell; word; diction.”

Imagine your tongue (舌) tastes something bitter or spicy (辛), and you decide to resign because you don't like the job. The "bitter tongue" image helps you associate 辞 with quitting or saying goodbye.

The left side 舌 is narrower and should be written first, with 6 strokes: a short left-falling stroke, then a horizontal, then a vertical, a horizontal, a vertical, and a bottom horizontal. The right side 辛 has 7 strokes starting with a dot on top, then a horizontal, dot, left-falling, two horizontals, and a final vertical; a common mistake is making the right side too wide or misplacing the dot.

辞 has 舌 on the left and 辛 on the right, meaning words or farewell. 舒 has 舍 (house/cabin) on the left and 予 (to give) on the right, meaning comfortable or to unfold. 舔 also has 舌 on the left but the right side is 忝 (different from 辛), and it means to lick, not related to words.

辞 appears in 辞职 (cí zhí) meaning to resign from a job, and in 告辞 (gào cí) meaning to take one's leave politely. In Chinese culture, resigning is often done formally with a written notice, and saying 告辞 shows respect and politeness when leaving a gathering or ending a conversation.

Common words containing 辞 include: 辞职 (cí zhí) — to resign; to quit a job.; 辞典 (cí diǎn) — dictionary.; 告辞 (gào cí) — to take one's leave; to say goodbye.