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zhǐ

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zhǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐ | zhi3
English translation
finger
to point at or to
to indicate or refer to
to depend on
to count on
(of hair) to stand on end
finger, toe; to point, to indicate

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About zhǐ

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zhǐ

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

To point zhǐ by hand  shǒu zhǐ also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of zhǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌旨

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhǐ

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de 手指 shǒuzhǐ 接触 jiēchù 软膏 ruǎn gāo 之后 zhī hòu jiù téng 起来 qǐlai le .

My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.

ér zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo Hòu , shèng 手指 shǒuzhǐ 坏疽 huài jū 改善 gǎishàn .

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given , digital gangrene improved.

例如 lìrú ,每张地图 dìtú shǎng dōu 会有罗盘 luó pán 玫瑰 méi guī ,指明 zhǐ míng Dōng Nán 西 běi .

The Compass Rose - drawn on almost every map - indicated North, East, South, and West.

这种 zhè zhǒng 消化 xiāohuà (每天 měi tiān yāo 分泌 fēnmì 1品脱 pǐn tuō )流入 liú rù de 十二指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng , suān Zhōng le .

This juice - about a quart a day -- pours into my duodenum, neutralizing acids.

kān 那用手指 shǒuzhǐ 台布 tái bù biān de 样子 yàngzi ,可以 kěyǐ 断定 duàndìng shì 多么 duōme 紧张 jǐnzhāng .

You can tell how nervous she is by the way her fingers worry at the edge of the tablecloth.

Words with zhǐ

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character zhǐ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhǐ finger zhǐ
指出 zhǐ chū to indicate指出 zhǐ chū
指导 zhǐdǎo to guide指導
指标 zhǐbiāo quota指標
指数 zhǐ shù index指數
指纹 zhǐ wén fingerprint指紋
指挥 zhǐhuī to conduct指揮
戒指 jièzhi (finger) ring戒指 jièzhi
指控 zhǐ kòng accusation指控 zhǐ kòng
手指 shǒuzhǐ finger手指 shǒuzhǐ
指望 zhǐwàng hope指望 zhǐwàng
指示 zhǐshì to point out指示 zhǐshì
指定 zhǐdìng to appoint指定 zhǐdìng
指责 zhǐzé to criticize指責
指挥官 zhǐ huī guān commander指揮官
指甲 zhǐjia fingernail指甲 zhǐjia
指令 zhǐlìng order指令 zhǐlìng
指引 zhǐ yǐn to guide指引 zhǐ yǐn
股指 gǔ zhǐ stock market index股指 gǔ zhǐ
指向 zhǐ xiàng aimed at指向 zhǐ xiàng
指南 zhǐ nán to guide指南 zhǐ nán
拇指 mǔ zhǐ thumb拇指 mǔ zhǐ
指点 zhǐ diǎn to point out指點
指使 zhǐ shǐ to incite指使 zhǐ shǐ
指派 zhǐ pài to assign指派 zhǐ pài

zhǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǐ Decomposition

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