祗

zhī

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Definitions

zhī respectful (ly)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.

Semantic: 礻 Phonetic: 氐

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal (~200 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我祗想回家。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng huí jiā.

I only want to go home.

他祗吃蔬菜。

Tā zhǐ chī shūcài.

He only eats vegetables.

这祗是一个开始。

Zhè zhǐshì yīgè kāishǐ.

This is only a beginning.

我祗能帮助你一点点。

Wǒ zhǐ néng bāngzhù nǐ yīdiǎndiǎn.

I can only help you a little.

祗有努力才能成功。

Zhǐyǒu nǔlì cáinéng chénggōng.

Only through effort can one succeed.

他祗顾自己不顾别人。

Tā zhǐgù zìjǐ bùgù biérén.

He only cares about himself and not others.

祗要你开心我就满意。

Zhǐyào nǐ kāixīn wǒ jiù mǎnyì.

As long as you are happy, I am satisfied.

祗因相信所以坚持。

Zhǐ yīn xiāngxìn suǒyǐ jiānchí.

Only because I believe, I persist.

Related Characters

Component: 氐

Component: 礻

Components

氐礻