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志
zhì
1. aspiration
2. ambition
3. the will
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

志
zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

凌志
Língzhì
Lexus
励志
lìzhì
to encourage
同志
tóngzhì
comrade
HSK 6
丧志
sàngzhì
to become demoralized
墓志
mùzhì
inscribed stone tablet placed in the tomb
壮志
zhuàngzhì
great goal
大志
dàzhì
high aims
奇志
qízhì
high aspiration
尚志
Shàngzhì
Shangzhi county level city in Harbin [[哈爾濱|哈尔滨<Hāěrbīn>]], Heilongjiang
得志
dézhì
to accomplish one's ambition
心志
xīnzhì
will
志丹
Zhìdān
Zhidan county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi
志向
zhìxiàng
ambition
志工
zhìgōng
volunteer
志气
zhìqì
ambition
HSK 6
志趣
zhìqù
inclination
志愿
zhìyuàn
aspiration
情志
qíngzhì
emotion
意志
yìzhì
will
HSK 6
方志
fāngzhì
local chronicles

Alternate Entries

志
zhì
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
541
Word Frequency Rank
1,152 of 84,292

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