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窒

zhì

Character

What 窒 means

1. to obstruct
2. to stop up

Words starting with 窒

• 窒息zhì xīto choke; to stifle; to suffocate
• 窒碍zhì ài(literary) to be obstructed
• 窒息性毒剂zhì xī xìng dú jìchoking agent

Characters built on 至

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

• 室shìroom; work unit; grave
• 致zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 侄zhíbrother's son; nephew
• 桎zhìfetters
• 蛭zhìfluke; leech; hirudinea
• 郅zhìextremely; very
• 轾zhìback and lower of chariot; short; low

Characters that look like 窒

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

• 窗chuāngwindow
• 赁lìnto rent
• 斐fěiphonetic fei or fi; (literary) rich with literary elegance; phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
• 宴yàn(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…
• 宵xiāonight
• 雯wénmulticolored clouds

Sounds the same

Read zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 至to arrive; most; to
• 质character; nature; quality
• 志aspiration; ambition; the will
• 制system; to control; to regulate
• 治to rule; to govern; to manage
• 置to install; to place; to put
• 致(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 智(literary) wise; wisdom
• 秩(literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (literary) order…
• 滞(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
• 帜flag
• 挚sincere