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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)

容止
róngzhǐ
looks and demeanor
举止
jǔzhǐ
bearing
莅止
lìzhǐ
to approach
行止
xíngzhǐ
movements
观止
guānzhǐ
incomparably good
岂止
qǐzhǐ
not only
辍止
chuòzhǐ
to stop
停止
tíngzhǐ
to stop
阻止
zǔzhǐ
to prevent
HSK 5
止咳
zhǐké
to suppress coughing
不止
bùzhǐ
incessantly
HSK 6
止境
zhǐjìng
limit
止步
zhǐbù
to halt
止痛
zhǐtòng
to relieve pain
喝止
hèzhǐ
to shout at sb to stop
中止
zhōngzhǐ
to cease
汐止
Xīzhǐ
Xizhi or Hsichih city in New Taipei City [[新北市<Xīnběishì>]], Taiwan
休止
xiūzhǐ
to stop
止血
zhǐxuè
to staunch (bleeding)
为止
wéizhǐ
until

Metadata

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