咨 Strokes Write it Listen 咨 zī to inquire, to consult, to discuss; to plan HSK 6 9 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from次soundcìorder, sequence; second, next; one after the other口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 次 cì hints at the sound.