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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhǐ

只

只

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only

Numbered pinyin
zhi3
English meanings
only, merely

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 口; bottom 八.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱口八

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我zhǐ只chī吃le了yī一diǎn点。

    I only ate a little.

  2. 02

    zhǐyǒu只有yī一gèrén个人。

    Only one person.

  3. 03

    tā他zhǐ只huì会Zhōngwén中文。

    He only knows Chinese.

  4. 04

    wǒ我zhǐ只kàn看le了yīyǎn一眼。

    I only took one look.

  5. 05

    zhǐ只chà差yī一diǎn点。

    Just a little short.

  6. 06

    yī一zhǐ只niǎo鸟。

    A bird.

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