zhī

Whole syllable:zhīVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Above to below
Strokes:
5
Traditional:
衹、隻
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  • 1

    measure word(for boats, birds, some animals, some containers, and one of certain paired things)

    • wǒ jiā li yǎng le sān zhī tù zi

      家里兔子

      I have three rabbits at home.

    • mā ma cóng jí shì shang mǎi huí lai le yī zhī jī

      妈妈集市回来

      Mother bought a chicken from the market.

    • wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu zhī liú làng māo

      附近流浪

      There is a stray cat near my house.

  • 2

    adj.single; one only; lonely

    • zhī zì bù tí

      not say a thing

    • dú jù zhī yǎn

      sharp-eyed

    • xíng dān yǐng zhī

      extremely lonely

  • 3

    measure word(for one of certain paired things)

    • liǎng zhī shǒu

      two hands

    • wǒ diū le yī zhī wà zi

      袜子

      I lost a sock.

    • nǚ hái de xié zi huài le yī zhī

      女孩鞋子

      One of the girl's shoes is broken.

Words and phrases with 只

Similar-form characters to 只

Chinese Characters with pinyin zhī

  • go; this or that
  • know; knowledge
  • branch; the twelve Earthly Branches
  • fat; rouge
  • weave; knit