zhǐ

to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger

HSK 4 #261

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 261st character
Radical ⼿ (64.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1389

Definitions

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

Stroke order

指 stroke order diagram
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Words containing 指

Word Meaning
thumb
especially; particularly
consumer price index CPI
consumer price index CPI
to count on one's fingers
very few; can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
Big Mac Index of currency buying power
Big Mac Index for currency buying power
a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
in a flash (idiom)
in a flash (idiom)
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
sexual orientation
Hang Seng China affiliated index
Hang Seng China affiliated index
Hang Seng index (of Hong Kong stock market)
Hang Seng index (of Hong Kong stock market)
to mean; to imply
as pointed out; the objects indicated
finger; fingertip
archer’s thumb ring; thumb ring ornament
erhua variant of bān zhǐ
erhua variant of bān zhǐ