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止
zhǐ
1. to stop
2. to prohibit
3. until
4. only
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

止
zhǐ
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

不止
bùzhǐ
incessantly
HSK 6
中止
zhōngzhǐ
to cease
休止
xiūzhǐ
to stop
停止
tíngzhǐ
to stop
制止
zhìzhǐ
to curb
HSK 6
喝止
hèzhǐ
to shout at sb to stop
容止
róngzhǐ
looks and demeanor
底止
dǐzhǐ
(literary) end
废止
fèizhǐ
to repeal (a law)
截止
jiézhǐ
to close
HSK 6
止咳
zhǐké
to suppress coughing
止境
zhǐjìng
limit
止步
zhǐbù
to halt
止痛
zhǐtòng
to relieve pain
止血
zhǐxuè
to staunch (bleeding)
汐止
Xīzhǐ
Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
为止
wéizhǐ
until
禁止
jìnzhǐ
to prohibit
HSK 4
终止
zhōngzhǐ
to stop
HSK 6
举止
jǔzhǐ
bearing

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
595
Word Frequency Rank
1,315 of 84,292
Radical Number
77