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指

zhǐ

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhǐ · zi2 (Jyutping)

  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

指

Meaning
finger, toe; point, indicate
Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Components
⿰扌旨
Cangjie
QPA
Four-corner
5106.1

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