纸(zhǐ)

HSK 27 strokesTrad. 紙

variant of 纸

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǐ
Meaning
variant of 纸
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
紙

Origin & structure

Where 纸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟氏

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (silk); 氏 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

纟sī氏shì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 纸 step by step

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

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Words with 纸

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

bào报zhǐ纸
HSK 2

newspaper

Open 报纸 page →
tú图zhǐ纸
HSK 7-9

blueprint

Open 图纸 page →
fǎng仿zhǐ纸

copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing …

Open 仿纸 page →
xìn信zhǐ纸

letter paper; writing paper

Open 信纸 page →
míng冥zhǐ纸

joss paper made to resemble paper money

Open 冥纸 page →
yī一zhǐ纸kōng空wén文

a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

Open 一纸空文 page →
jiǎn剪zhǐ纸

papercutting (Chinese folk art)

Open 剪纸 page →
bāo包zhuāng装zhǐ纸

wrapping paper

Open 包装纸 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 纸’s common words

报图仿信冥一空文

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