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指
zhǐ
1.
finger
2.
to point at or to
3.
to indicate or refer to
4.
to depend on
5.
to count on
6.
(of hair) to stand on end
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中指
zhōngzhǐ
middle finger
借指
jièzhǐ
to refer to
大指
dàzhǐ
first (index) finger
姆指
mǔzhǐ
thumb
小指
xiǎozhǐ
little finger
尤指
yóuzhǐ
especially
屈指
qūzhǐ
to count on one's fingers
弹指
tánzhǐ
a snap of the fingers
意指
yìzhǐ
to mean
戒指
jièzhi
(finger) ring
所指
suǒzhǐ
the objects indicated
手指
shǒuzhǐ
finger
扳指
bānzhǐ
ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
拇指
mǔzhǐ
thumb
拈指
niānzhǐ
a snap of the fingers
拶指
zǎnzhǐ
to squeeze the fingers (old form of torture)
指事
zhǐshì
ideogram (one of the Six Methods [[六書|六书]] of forming Chinese characters)
指代
zhǐdài
to refer to
指令
zhǐlìng
order
指使
zhǐshǐ
to incite
Example Sentences (2)
过去，人们认为健康就是指身体不生病。
Guòqù, rénmen rènwéi jiànkāng jiùshì zhǐ shēntǐ bù shēngbìng.
In the past, people thought health simply meant the body not getting sick.
Text 4
但是，现在人们认识到，健康还指精神上的健康。
Dànshì, xiànzài rénmen rènshi dào, jiànkāng hái zhǐ jīngshén shàng de jiànkāng.
But now people realize that health also means mental health.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 260
- Word Frequency Rank
- 486 of 84,292