1. 指

指

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  • 261st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 182 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
指→
扌旨
2Radical
指→
扌hand匕spoon日sun/day
3Graphical
指→
亅二乚㇒口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)finger • to point at or to • to indicate or refer to • to depend on • to count on • (of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 指 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 旨 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 指 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 指 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

戒指 
手指 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Uncommon

中指 
大拇指 
弹指 (彈指)
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指指点点 (指指點點)
指控 
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指日可待 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 

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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.
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