止(zhǐ)

HSK 34 strokes

to stop

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǐ
Meaning
to stop; to prohibit; until; only
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 止 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻上丨

A foot

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

上shàng丨gǔn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 止 step by step

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

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Words with 止

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

tíng停zhǐ止
HSK 3

to stop; to halt; to cease

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bù不zhǐ止
HSK 5

incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to

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jié截zhǐ止
HSK 6

to end; to close

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zhōng中zhǐ止
HSK 7-9

to cease; to suspend; to break off; to stop; to discontinue

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zhì制zhǐ止
HSK 7-9

to curb

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zhǐ止ké咳
HSK 7-9

to suppress coughing

Open 止咳 page →
xiū休zhǐ止

to stop

Open 休止 page →
lìng令xíng行jìn禁zhǐ止

(lit.) orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)

Open 令行禁止 page →

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停不截中制咳休令

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