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zhǐ

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zhǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐ | zhi3
English translation
imperial decree
purport
aim
purpose
aim, intention, purpose, will

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About zhǐ

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

zhǐ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

A spoon  aimed for the mouth 

Etymology of zhǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

匕日

Explanation

Depicts a spoon () going into the mouth ( kǒu ), conveying the original meaning "delicious".

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Example sentences using zhǐ

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他们 tā men Tán huà de 要旨 yào zhǐ bèi 压缩 yāsuō Chéng 段话.

The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.

gāi 杂志 zázhì de 宗旨 zōngzhǐ shì zài 基督教 Jī dū jiào 框架 kuàngjià xià 讨论 tǎolùn 时下 shí xià de 热门话题

The magazine's aim is to discuss topical issues within a Christian framework.

原教旨主义 zhě 世俗 shì sú 主义者 de 纷争 fēn zhēng 使得 shǐ de 该国支离破碎 zhī lí pò suì

The country is being torn to pieces by conflict between fundamentalists and secularists.

这些 zhè xiē Shū 旨在 zhǐ zài 教化 jiào huà 民众 mín zhòng

The books were intended for the edification of the masses.

已经 yǐjīng bèi pài 执行 zhíxíng 一项旨在 zhǐ zài 帮助 bāngzhù 结束 jiéshù 黎巴嫩 Lí bā nèn 政治危机 de 使命 shǐmìng

He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.

Words with zhǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
旨意 zhǐ yì decree旨意 zhǐ yì
宗旨 zōngzhǐ aim宗旨 zōngzhǐ
旨在 zhǐ zài to be intended to旨在 zhǐ zài
主旨 zhǔ zhǐ gist主旨 zhǔ zhǐ
zhǐ aim zhǐ
圣旨 shèng zhǐ imperial edict聖旨
要旨 yào zhǐ the main points要旨 yào zhǐ
奉旨 fèng zhǐ on imperial orders奉旨 fèng zhǐ
传旨 chuán zhǐ issue a decree傳旨
谕旨 yù zhǐ imperial edict諭旨
旨趣 zhǐ qù purport旨趣 zhǐ qù
题旨 tí zhǐ subject of literary work題旨
降旨 jiàng zhǐ to issue an imperial edict降旨 jiàng zhǐ
诏旨 zhào zhǐ an Imperial edict詔旨
宏旨 hóng zhǐ gist宏旨 hóng zhǐ
言近旨远 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)言近旨遠
弘旨 hóng zhǐ gist弘旨 hóng zhǐ

zhǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǐ Decomposition

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zhǐ Compounds

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