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zhǐ

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zhǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐ | zhi3
English translation
toe; tracks, footprints

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About zhǐ

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

zhǐ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of zhǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足止

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhǐ

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树干 shù gàn de nóng Yīn rén 交叉 jiāochā de Shuāng tuǐ 放开 fàng kāi , yòng 脚趾 jiǎo zhǐ jué zhāo 泥土 ní tǔ .

The man in the absolute shade uncrossed his legs and dug with toes at the earth.

de shāng le 脚趾 jiǎo zhǐ , Néng 比赛 bǐsài .

My horse has hurt his toe so I can't race him.

珍妮 gēn zhāo 这个 zhè ge 趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng 有点 yǒu diǎn 乖戾 guāi lì , dàn suàn 粗野 cū yě de 带路 dài lù rén Xiàng 教区 jiào qū 住宅 zhùzhái zǒu .

Jeanie followed her consequential and surly, but not brutal, conductor towards the rectory.

意识 yìshí dào 自己 zìjǐ 趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng de 步伐 bùfá 变成 biàn chéng le tuō zhāo jiǎo 走路 zǒu lù 了。

She noticed her own proud walk had become a shuffle.

zài 非常 fēicháng 严重 yánzhòng de 情况 qíngkuàng xià 拇趾 mǔ zhǐ 囊肿 náng zhǒng 可能 kěnéng 需要 xūyào 通过 tōngguò 外科手术 wài kē shǒu shù 切除 qiē chú diào

In very severe cases, bunions may be surgically removed.

Words with zhǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
脚趾 jiǎo zhǐ toe腳趾
zhǐ toe zhǐ
脚趾头 jiǎo zhǐ tou toe腳趾頭
趾高气扬 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom); arrogant趾高氣揚
趾甲 zhǐ jiǎ toenail趾甲 zhǐ jiǎ
交趾 Jiāo zhǐ former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam交趾 Jiāo zhǐ

zhǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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