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zhǐ = zh + Ø3: to stop / to prohibit / until / only

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: a barrier. James II of England (zh) is marking his area in the space station's living room (Ø3) with a big barrier (止), in front of which he sets up his pennant (⺊). He places a soldier left and right to the barrier, armed with a dinosaur bone (丨) and a flute (一) respectively.

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止 character breakdown

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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old variant of 上[shang4]
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(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
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Characters with 止 as component

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
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first month of the lunar year
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a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation
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foundation of a building (variant of 址[zhi3]) / islet (variant of 沚[zhi3])
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location / site / foundation of a building
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to plan a project / to stand on tiptoe / Taiwan pr. [qi4] / abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4]
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to agree; to consent / to be willing to
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to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing
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Words with 止

to stop / to halt / to cease
incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to
to stop at this point / to end here / to call it a day
to curb / to put a stop to / to stop / to check / to limit
to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue
(idiom) to gasp in amazement / to acclaim as the peak of perfection
far more than / not just
no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn.
lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions / to ensure strictly obedience
looks and demeanor
many times / on more than one occasion
to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
complete prohibition / total ban
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
while stocks last / subject to availability
to shout at sb to stop

Sentences with 止

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