指(zhǐ)

HSK 39 strokes

finger

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǐ
Meaning
finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 指 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌旨

To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

扌shǒu旨zhǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 指 step by step

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

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Words with 指

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

shǒu手zhǐ指
HSK 3

finger

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jiè戒zhǐ指
HSK 7-9

(finger) ring

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zhǐ指lìng令
HSK 7-9

to order; to command

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zhōng中zhǐ指

middle finger

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èr二zhǐ指

index finger

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wǔ五zhǐ指

the five fingers of one's hand

Open 五指 page →
yī一tán弹zhǐ指qǐng顷

a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash

Open 一弹指顷 page →
liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

Open 了如指掌 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 指’s common words

手戒令中二五一弹

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