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Character Decomposition
止=上+丨
Etymology
A foot
Meanings
to stop
to prohibit
until
only
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Words with 止 248 total
to stop · to leave off辍止chuò zhǐto hold back · to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) · to resist · esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc遏止è zhǐto end; to close · (electricity) cut-off截止jié zhǐbearing · manner · mien举止jǔ zhǐstill · immobile · static · stationary静止jìng zhǐto dissuade; to persuade sb to desist劝止quàn zhǐto approach · to come close莅止lì zhǐ
Idioms with 止 65 total Chain
there is no flowing without damming, and no motion without rest不塞不流，不止不行bù sāi bù liú，bù zhǐ bù xíngtake drastic measures to stop something · take out the firewood to stop the pot boiling抽薪止沸chōu xīn zhǐ fèiwith a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)戛然而止jiá rán ér zhǐ
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