只(zhī)

HSK 25 strokes
Readingszhīzhǐ

variant of 只

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Character information

Pinyin
zhī / zhǐ
Meaning
variant of 只
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 只 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱口八

Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

口kǒu八bā

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 只 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 只

Common words using 只 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǐ只néng能
HSK 2

can only

Open 只能 page →
zhǐ只yào要
HSK 2

so long as; provided; if

Open 只要 page →
zhǐ只hǎo好
HSK 3

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

Open 只好 page →
zhǐ只shì是
HSK 3

merely; only; just; nothing but

Open 只是 page →
zhǐ只yǒu有
HSK 3

only have ...; there is only ...

Open 只有 page →
zhī只bù不guò过
HSK 5

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

Open 只不过 page →
zhǐ只jiàn见
HSK 5

to see (the same thing) over and over again

Open 只见 page →
zhī只dé得
HSK 6

to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

Open 只得 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 只’s common words

能要好是有不过见

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