指

zhǐ

“Finger” in Chinese is 指 (zhǐ).

Other characters with the syllable zhi: see all 35 →

Meaning

finger
to point at or to
to indicate or refer to

Show 3 more meanings

to depend on
to count on
(of hair) to stand on end

Example

X光片显示两根手指断了。

The X-ray showed two broken fingers.

From 手指 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 指

手指shǒuzhǐfingerHSK 3 指出zhǐchūto indicateHSK 3 指导zhǐdǎoto guide; to direct; to instructHSK 3 指挥zhǐhuīto conductHSK 4 指标zhǐbiāo(production) target; quotaHSK 5 指甲zhǐjiafingernailHSK 5 指示zhǐshìto point outHSK 5 指责zhǐzéto criticizeHSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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