(zhì)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad.

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhì
Meaning
flag
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰巾只

In this compound, the meaning comes from (curtain); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Words with

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

zhì
HSK 7-9

ensign; flag

Open 旗帜 page →
biāozhì

banner; standard; variant of 标志

Open 标帜 page →

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

Open 别树一帜 page →

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

Open 独树一帜 page →

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