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指 - zhǐ

finger, toe; point, indicate

finger, toe; point, indicate

How to read 指

Click 指 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhǐ
Englishfinger, toe; point, indicate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

指事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 指交. Please read 指代 one more time.

Common words with this character

ideogram; Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character
fingering
to refer to; to be used in place of
to order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 指 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 指事 and 指交 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 指.