纸

zhǐ

zh+ǐ·3rd tone

paper

Radical: 纟 Strokes: 7 HSK 2

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

红经线结约纳细维统级组练

Same radical

红经线结约纳细维统级组练纪纤缘

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Character Decomposition

纸=纟+氏

Etymology

silk

Meanings

paper

classifier for documents, letters etc

zhǐ

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Words with 纸 391 total

wallpaper壁纸bì zhǐ papercutting (Chinese folk art) · to make paper cutouts剪纸jiǎn zhǐ cardboard · card stock卡纸kǎ zhǐ rough straw paper · toilet paper · brown paper草纸cǎo zhǐ filter paper滤纸lu:4 zhǐ joss paper made to resemble paper money冥纸míng zhǐ wallpaper墙纸qiáng zhǐ

Idioms with 纸 32 total Chain

(written) in black and white白纸黑字bái zhǐ hēi zì a pile of old books故纸堆gù zhǐ duī lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury金迷纸醉jīn mí zhǐ zuì

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