斥 Strokes Write it Listen 斥 chì to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach HSK 7–9 5 strokes Radical 斤 Ideograph 1 word Built from斤jīna catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd丶diǎndot How it worksSomeone scolded for cutting themselves 丶 with an axe 斤.