• 97th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)only • merely • just • but
2. zhǐ (zhi3)but • only
3. zhī (zhi1)classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

只有 
只要 

Uncommon

只好 
只是 

RareShow 33

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.