指 zhǐ

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Traditional form

指 zhǐ

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

To point 旨 zhǐ by hand 扌 shǒu ; 旨 zhǐ also provides the pronunciation

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌旨

Explanation

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

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我 wǒ 的 de 手指 shǒuzhǐ 接触 jiēchù 那 Nā 软膏 ruǎn gāo 之后 zhī hòu 就 jiù 疼 téng 起来 qǐlai 了 le .

My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.

而 ér 在 zài 高压氧 gāo yā yǎng 治疗 zhìliáo 后 Hòu , 剩 shèng 馀 yú 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 上 shǎng 都 dōu 会有“罗盘 luó pán 玫瑰 méi guī ”,指明 zhǐ míng 东 Dōng 、南 Nán 、西 Xī 、北 běi .

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

这种 zhè zhǒng 消化 xiāohuà 液 yè (每天 měi tiān 约 yāo 分泌 fēnmì 1品脱 pǐn tuō )流入 liú rù 我 wǒ 的 de 十二指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng , 把 bǎ 酸 suān 中 Zhōng 和 hé 了 le .

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

看 kān 她 tā 那用手指 shǒuzhǐ 拽 yè 台布 tái bù 边 biān 的 de 样子 yàngzi ,你 nǐ 可以 kěyǐ 断定 duàndìng 她 tā 是 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.

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

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
指 zhǐ	finger	指 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