志(zhì)

HSK 37 strokes

aspiration

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Character information

Pinyin
zhì
Meaning
aspiration; ambition; the will
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 志 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱士心

The mind 心 of a scholar 士; 士 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

士shì心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 志 step by step

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

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Words with 志

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

lì励zhì志
HSK 7-9

to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational

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tóng同zhì志
HSK 7-9

comrade

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dài代zhì志

(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalen…

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líng凌zhì志

Lexus, luxury vehicle brand of Toyota Motor Corporation

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sān三guó国zhì志

History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Sh…

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rén人qióng穷zhì志duǎn短

poor and with low expectations

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rén仁rén人zhì志shì士

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

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mù墓zhì志

inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb; memorial inscription on such a tablet

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励同代凌三国人穷

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