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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
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

指示
zhǐshì
to point out
HSK 6
指头
zhǐtou
finger
指模
zhǐmó
fingerprint
指疔
zhǐdīng
whitlow
指认
zhǐrèn
to identify
指针
zhǐzhēn
pointer on a gauge
指教
zhǐjiào
to give advice or comments
指标
zhǐbiāo
target
HSK 6
指正
zhǐzhèng
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
指甲
zhǐjia
fingernail
HSK 6
指称
zhǐchēng
designation
指纹
zhǐwén
fingerprint
指谪
zhǐzhé
to criticize
指路
zhǐlù
to give directions
指尖
zhǐjiān
fingertips
指授
zhǐshòu
to instruct
指斥
zhǐchì
to denounce
指望
zhǐwàng
to hope for sth
HSK 6
中指
zhōngzhǐ
middle finger
大指
dàzhǐ
first (index) finger

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
260
Word Frequency Rank
486 of 84,292

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