Katakana "Chi" Coloring Pages

"Chi" in "Cheese"

Katakana "Chi" is the second letter in the Ta-row.
The word on this coloring page is "Cheese". It is a smooth-tasting food made from milk.
On the left side, we drew 1 slice of triangle-cut cheese.
It has a few round holes on the surface.
Try counting how many holes there are!

Katakana "Chi" comes from the kanji "千"

Katakana are letters made by taking a part of a kanji or using its shape.
Katakana "Chi" was born from the shape of the kanji "千".
If you line up "千" and Katakana "Chi", they look very much alike.
Hiragana "Chi" was made by simplifying the kanji "知".
So even though Katakana "Chi" and Hiragana "Chi" make the same sound, their original kanji are different.

How to write Katakana "Chi"

You write Katakana "Chi" in 3 strokes.
The 1st stroke is a short line that sweeps from the top right to the left.
The 2nd stroke is a line going across from left to right.
The 3rd stroke starts near the middle of the 1st stroke, goes straight down through the line going across, and sweeps left at the end.
If you make the 2nd stroke going across a bit long, Katakana "Chi" will look nice and sturdy.
Katakana "Chi" and Katakana "Te" look alike, so line them up and compare the differences!

The long sound "-"

"Cheese" has a "-" that stretches out the sound.
This "-" is also called a long vowel bar, and it is a mark used mostly for Katakana words.
In Hiragana, you stretch sounds by writing "a" or "i", like in "okaasan". But in Katakana, you usually use "-".
The word on the coloring page is written top-to-bottom, so the "-" is a top-to-bottom line too.
It becomes a side-to-side line when writing side-to-side, and a top-to-bottom line when writing top-to-bottom. Take a look and compare them!

Words with Katakana "Chi"

Cheese is a word that came from English, so you write it in Katakana.
Words that start with Katakana "Chi" include chou (butterfly), tulip, chocolate, cheetah, and chime.
Butterflies, tulips, and cheetahs are names of living things. Chocolate and chimes are words that came from other countries.
Sounds like "cho" and "chu" are single sounds made by adding a small "yo" or "yu" to Katakana "Chi".
The "zu" in "cheese" is the letter "su" with two dots added.

Color the big Katakana "Chi" like cheese

Color the big Katakana "Chi" in your favorite colors.
If you use yellow or orange to match the cheese, your Katakana "Chi" will look super yummy!
Changing colors for each of the three lines makes it easy to remember the stroke order, too.

Color the cheese yellow and make the holes pop

Color the cheese in yellow or light orange.
If you make the top of the triangle light yellow and the side a bit darker, it will look 3D!
Color the inside of the holes with ocher or light brown to make them look hollow.
Adding thin, dark shadows around the edges of the holes makes it look real.
It is also fun to draw a little mouse next to the cheese!

How to trace

Trace the Katakana "Chi" in the bottom right boxes with a pencil.
The first stroke is short. Sweep smoothly from right to left.
The third stroke goes straight down along the center line, then sweeps to the left at the end.
Once you write eight of them, compare them with Katakana "Te" to see how they are different!

Finally, let's read the word

In the top right, next to the big Katakana "Chi", the word "Cheese" is written vertically.
When you finish coloring, trace the letters with your finger and read "Cheese" out loud.
Connecting pictures, letters, and words helps you remember letters much better.
It is great to put your finished coloring page on the wall or keep it in a folder!

Secrets of the Holes in Cheese

Some types of cheese have lots of round holes inside them.
When cheese is made, tiny living things work inside it and make gas, which creates these holes.
Not every cheese has holes, though!

Cheese Comes from Milk

Cheese is mostly made from cow's milk.
Some cheeses are also made from goat or sheep milk.
It takes a lot of milk to make just a little cheese, so cheese is packed full of milk's goodness!

"Say Cheese!"

You might say "Say cheese!" when you take a picture.
They say that saying "cheese" stretches your mouth sideways and makes it easy to smile big.
Try saying "cheese" in front of a mirror!

All Kinds of Cheese

There are so many kinds of cheese! Some are soft and gooey, while others are hard and need to be grated.
There are even cheeses that melt and get nice and stretchy on pizza.
Talk with your family about which cheese you like best!