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指

zhǐ

HSK 4 Character

What 指 means

1. finger
2. to point at or to
3. to indicate or refer to
4. to depend on
5. to count on
6. (of hair) to stand on end

Example sentences

• 你是指谁？
  Whom are you speaking of?
• 他指控了她。
  Tā zhǐkòng le tā.
  He laid a charge against her.
• 掌管指挥所。
  Zhǎngguǎn zhǐhuī suǒ.
  Take control of the command post.
• 我指望你了。
  I am counting on you.
• 别指望汤姆。
  Don't count on Tom.
• 谢谢您的指教。
  Xièxie nín de zhǐjiào.
  Thanks for your advice.

Words starting with 指

• 指导zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
• 指挥zhǐ huīto conduct; to command; to direct
• 指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty
• 指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate; to instruct
• 指标zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator; sign; signpost
• 指责zhǐ zéto criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
• 指望zhǐ wàngto count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
• 指甲zhǐ jiafingernail
• 指令zhǐ lìngto order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction
• 指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass
• 指出zhǐ chūto indicate; to point out
• 指数zhǐ shù(numerical, statistical) index; (math) exponent; (attributive) exponential
• 指南zhǐ nánto guide; guidebook
• 指点zhǐ diǎnto point out; to indicate; to give directions
• 指向zhǐ xiàngto point towards; aimed at; facing
• 指控zhǐ kòngaccusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse
• 指头zhǐ toufinger; toe
• 指导员zhǐ dǎo yuáninstructor; coach; political instructor (in the PLA)
• 指引zhǐ yǐnto guide; to show; to point (the way)
• 指正zhǐ zhèngto point out mistakes or weak points for correction; to comment; criticism
• 指教zhǐ jiàoto offer advice, guidance, or feedback
• 指纹zhǐ wénfingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
• 指使zhǐ shǐto incite; to prompt (sb to do sth)
• 指针zhǐ zhēnpointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor

Words containing 指

• 手指shǒu zhǐfinger
• 戒指jiè zhi(finger) ring
• 食指shí zhǐindex finger; (literary) mouths to feed
• 手指头shǒu zhǐ toufingertip; finger
• 大拇指dà mu zhǐthumb
• 拇指mǔ zhǐthumb; big toe
• 中指zhōng zhǐmiddle finger
• 了如指掌liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎngto know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside…
• 股指gǔ zhǐstock market index; share price index; abbr. for 股票指数
• 屈指可数qū zhǐ kě shǔ(lit.) can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); (fig.) very few
• 无名指wú míng zhǐring finger
• 五指wǔ zhǐthe five fingers of one's hand
• 令人发指lìng rén fà zhǐ(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
• 小指xiǎo zhǐlittle finger
• 首屈一指shǒu qū yī zhǐto count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding
• 特指tè zhǐto refer in particular to
• 泛指fàn zhǐto make a general reference; to be used in a general sense
• 染指rǎn zhǐto dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie…
• 伸手不见五指shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐpitch-dark (idiom)
• 弹指tán zhǐto snap one's fingers; (fig.) in a flash; in an instant
• 屈指qū zhǐto count on one's fingers
• 颐指气使yí zhǐ qì shǐlit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture…
• 五指山Wǔ zhǐ ShānWuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan
• 物价指数wù jià zhǐ shùprice index

Characters built on 旨

These share the phonetic component 旨 (zhǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 脂zhīfat; rouge (cosmetics); resin
• 酯zhǐester
• 稽jī(bound form) to examine; to check (against records); (literary) to delay; to linger…
• 诣yìto go (to visit a superior); one's current attainment in learning or art
• 鮨qísushi; grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); Epinephelus septemfasciatus

Characters that look like 指

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 捐juānto relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy
• 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 拯zhěngto raise; to aid; to support
• 捆kǔna bunch; to tie together; bundle
• 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)

Sounds the same

Read zhǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 只only; merely; just
• 纸paper; classifier for documents, letters etc
• 止to stop; to prohibit; until
• 址(bound form) site; location
• 旨imperial decree; purport; aim
• 徵4th note in the ancient Chinese pentatonic scale 五音
• 芷angelica (type of iris); plant root used in TCM
• 趾toe
• 酯ester
• 祉felicity
• 咫8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
• 枳(orange); hedge thorn