zhǐ

finger, toe; point, indicate

HSK 4 #261

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

手画脚 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily
大拇 dà mu zhǐ Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales); thumb
头 zhǐ tou finger; toe; CL:個|个[ge4]
点 zhǐ diǎn to point out; to indicate; to give directions; to show how (to do sth); to censure; to pick at
明 zhǐ míng to show clearly; to designate; to indicate
点点 zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn to gesticulate; to point out; to point the finger of blame
甲油 zhǐ jia yóu nail polish
环 zhǐ huán (finger) ring
尖 zhǐ jiān fingertips
shí zhǐ index finger; mouths to feed
教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments
rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action; abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
zhōng zhǐ middle finger
针 zhǐ zhēn pointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor; (computing) pointer
令人发 lìng rén fà zhǐ to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
tè zhǐ to refer in particular to
导员 zhǐ dǎo yuán instructor; coach; political instructor (in the PLA)
正 zhǐ zhèng to point out mistakes or weak points for correction; to comment; criticism
名 zhǐ míng to mention by name; to designate; designated
无名 wú míng zhǐ ring finger
气使 yí zhǐ qì shǐ lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
xiǎo zhǐ little finger
挥家 zhǐ huī jiā conductor (music)
可数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); very few
日可待 zhǐ rì kě dài imminent; just around the corner (idiom)