止
止 - zhǐ
stop, halt, desist; detain
stop, halt, desist; detainHow to read 止
Click 止 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 止 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 止 |
| Pinyin | zhǐ |
| English | stop, halt, desist; detain |
| Radical hint | 止 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 止咳 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 止境. “”。 Please read 止息 one more time.
Common words with this character
to suppress coughing
limit; boundary; end
to cease; to end
stop-loss; to sell a security in response to its price dropping to one's stop-loss point 止損點|止损点[zhi3 sun3 dian3]
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 止 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 止咳 and 止境 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.