执(zhí)

HSK 56 strokesTrad. 執

to execute (a plan)

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Character information

Pinyin
zhí
Meaning
to execute (a plan); to grasp
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
執

Origin & structure

Where 执 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌丸

A hand 扌 clutching a pebble 丸

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

Made of

扌shǒu丸wán

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 執: A hand 幸 clutching a pebble 丸

How to write 执 step by step

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

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Words with 执

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

gù固zhí执
HSK 7-9

obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to

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zhí执yì意
HSK 7-9

to be determined to

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zhí执fǎ法
HSK 7-9

to enforce a law

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piān偏zhí执

extreme and inflexible; fixated; stubborn in clinging to a notion; (psychol…

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huí回zhí执

receipt (written acknowledgement of receipt of an item)

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zhàng仗yì义zhí执yán言

to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle

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piān偏zhí执xíng型

paranoid (psych.)

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piān偏zhí执kuáng狂

paranoia; monomania

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