志 zhì

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Traditional form

誌 zhì

Contains the radical

心 xīn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

The mind 心 xīn of a scholar 士 Shì ; 士 Shì also provides the pronunciation

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱士心

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 心 xīn represents the meaning and 士 Shì represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 志 zhì is also used to mean "sign; record", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 誌 zhì .

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 志 zhì in different contexts.

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我 wǒ 漫不经心 màn bù jīng xīn 地拿起 qǐ 一 yī 本 běn 杂志 zázhì 翻 fān 看 kān 着 zhāo .

I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it.

他 tā 那 Nā 慢条斯理 màn tiáo sī lǐ 的 de 样子 yàngzi 和 hé 款款 kuǎn kuǎn 浅 jiān 笑 xiào 的 de 神情 shén qíng ,简直 jiǎnzhí 像 xiàng 个 gè 志 zhì 成 Chéng 敦厚 dūn hòu 的大姑娘 gūniang .

The unhurried way in which he spoke and the gentle smile on his lips reminded you of an unaffected young girl.

对于 duìyú 本 běn 教材 jiàocái 中较难 nán 的 de 设计 shèjì 问 wèn 题 Tí 用 yòng 黑体 hēi tǐ 字 zì 题 Tí 号 háo 来 lái 标志 biāozhì .

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石头 shítou 是 shì 刀 Dāo 的 de 朋友 péngyou , 障碍 zhàngài 是 shì 意志 yìzhì 的朋友.

Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.

沿着 yán zhe 这 zhè 条 tiáo 路 Lù 走 zǒu 你 nǐ 就 jiù 会 huì 看到岔路 chà lù 的 de 标志 biāozhì .

Follow the road and you'll see signs for the turn - off .

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 志 zhì in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
同志 tóngzhì	comrade	同志 tóngzhì
杂志 zázhì	magazine	雜誌
标志 biāozhì	sign	標誌
意志 yìzhì	will	意志 yìzhì
志 zhì	sign	誌 zhì
志愿者 zhìyuànzhě	volunteer	志願者
志愿 zhì yuàn	aspiration	志願
日志 rì zhì	journal	日誌
斗志 dòu zhì	will to fight	鬥志
杂志社 zá zhì shè	magazine publisher	雜誌社
神志 shén zhì	consciousness	神志 shén zhì
励志 lì zhì	to encourage	勵志
志愿军 zhì yuàn jūn	volunteer army	志願軍
德意志 Dé yì zhì	Germany	德意志 Dé yì zhì
立志 lì zhì	to be determined	立志 lì zhì
志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé	like-minded (idiom)	志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé
林志玲 Lín Zhì líng	Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress	林志玲 Lín Zhì líng
志向 zhì xiàng	ambition	志向 zhì xiàng
志气 zhìqì	ambition	志氣
范志毅 Fàn Zhì yì	Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player	范志毅 Fàn Zhì yì
志趣 zhì qù	inclination	志趣 zhì qù