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zhí

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zhí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhí | zhi2
English translation
to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain

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About zhí

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

zhí

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A hand  xìng clutching a pebble wán

Etymology of zhí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

幸丸

Explanation

Simplified form of zhí . Pictograph of a person with hands () bound by shackles ().

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Words with zhí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
执行 zhíxíng to implement執行
执法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law執法
执照 zhízhào license執照
争执 zhēng zhí to dispute爭執
zhí to grasp zhí
固执 gùzhí obstinate固執
执政 zhí zhèng to hold power執政
执着 zhízhuó to be dedicated執著
偏执 piān zhí prejudice偏執
执教 zhí jiào to teach執教
执勤 zhí qín to be on duty (of a security guard etc)執勤
执业 zhí yè practitioner執業
执政官 zhí zhèng guān consul (of the Roman Republic)執政官
执意 zhí yì to insist on執意
执导 zhí dǎo to direct (a film, play etc)執導
执政党 zhí zhèng dǎng ruling party執政黨
执掌 zhí zhǎng to wield (power etc)執掌
固执己见 gù zhí jǐ jiàn to persist in one's views固執己見
执迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)執迷不悟
执笔 zhí bǐ to write執筆
执委会 zhí wěi huì executive committee執委會
回执 huí zhí receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)回執

zhí Decomposition & Compounds

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