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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhǐ

止

止

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bearing

Numbered pinyin
zhi3
English meanings
demeanor, bearing

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 上; second part 丨.

  • First part

    上
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  • Second part

    丨

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

Decomposition reference

⿻上丨

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

    tíngzhǐ停止。

    Stop.

  2. 02

    jìnzhǐ禁止。

    Forbid.

  3. 03

    fángzhǐ防止。

    Prevent.

  4. 04

    zhǐbù止步。

    Stop here.

  5. 05

    zhǐxuè止血。

    Stop the bleeding.

  6. 06

    dào到cǐ此wéizhǐ为止。

    That's it.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不止
  • 中止
  • 为止
  • 举止
  • 停止
  • 制止
  • 截止
  • 止咳
  • 止步
  • 止血
  • 禁止
  • 终止
  • 迄今为止
  • 防止
  • 阻止
  • 静止