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窒

zhì

to obstruct, to stop

🔤 Pictophonetic: 穴 (cave) provides meaning, 至 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 11 strokes Uncommon • Top 33%

Words Using 窒 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

窒息

zhìxī

to choke / to stifle / to suffocate

窒息

zhìxī

to choke / to stifle / to suffocate

窒

zhì

to obstruct / to stop up

窒

zhì

to obstruct / to stop up

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

reach, arrive; very, extremely

⿱穴至 i

Component Tree i

xué

穴

cave, den, hole

📷 Pictographic: The mouth of a cave

5 strokes HSK 6

gài

宀

roof; house

3 strokes

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

zhì

至

reach, arrive; very, extremely

💡 Ideographic: A bird alighting on the ground 土

6 strokes HSK 4

⿱一厶

Radical component

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 窒 (3)

Component Breakdown

Component Tree i

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