指

zhǐ

zh+ǐ·3rd tone

finger · to point at or to

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 9 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

打拉报托折推接投护提排才

Same radical

打拉报托折推接投护提排才扬执招

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Character Decomposition

指=扌+旨

Etymology

To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

finger

to point at or to

to indicate or refer to

to depend on

to count on

(of hair) to stand on end

zhǐ

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Words with 指 598 total

circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument) · strumming轮指lún zhǐ a snap of the fingers · a short moment · in a flash · in the twinkling of an eye拈指niān zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie · to get a share of the action染指rǎn zhǐ

Idioms with 指 115 total Chain

not spare your comments · do not refuse to offer your kind advice · do not stint your criticism不吝指教bù lìn zhǐ jiào concise but unambiguous (idiom)词约指明cí yuē zhǐ míng (idiom) in a flash; instantly弹指之间tán zhǐ zhī jiān hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged · in a towering rage发指眦裂fà zhǐ zì liè

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