只

only / merely / just / but

只 = 八 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like something (a head?) on two legs. I'll just represent it by a cuttlefish (只). James II of England (zh) has been in the space station (Ø3) as the only (只) one for too long and went mad. He thinks he's holding a mandarin (口), but he's just about to bite into merely (只) an eight ball (八). On the top of his head is a cuttlefish (只) he mistook for a hat.

只

祇

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

variant of 只[zhi3]

只

秖

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

grain that has begun to ripen

只

衹

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

variant of 只[zhi3]

只

隻

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

只 character breakdown

只
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 口

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 只 as component

积

積

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

to amass / to accumulate / to store / measured quantity (such as area of volume) / product (the result of multiplication) / to integrate (math.) / to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.) / old / long-standing

积 = 只 + 禾 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.

帜

幟

zhì = zh + Ø4

flag

帜 = 只 + 巾 : James II of England (zh) is flying his banner (帜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It is a towel (巾) with the image of a cuttlefish (只) printed on it.

识

識

shí = sh + Ø2

to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]

识 = 只 + 讠 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is inspecting the new arrival at the entrance of the space station (Ø2). It's a big advertising column (讠) with a cuttlefish (只) on it, to broaden the space station's inhabitant's knowledge (识).

识

識

zhì = zh + Ø4

to record / to write a footnote

织

織

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

to weave / to knit

织 = 只 + 纟 : James II of England (zh) founded the international knitting (织) organization (织) in front of the space station (Ø1). Together with him a silk worm (纟) and a cuttlefish (只) are knitting (织) the world's longest scarf.

职

職

zhí = zh + Ø2

office / duty

职 = 只 + 耳 : James II of England (zh) has to visit the governmental office (职) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2) to ask about his taxes. There's a cuttlefish (只) on duty, and James literally has the cuttlefish's ear (耳).

炽

熾

chì = ch + Ø4

to burn / to blaze / splendid / illustrious

咫

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

枳

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

(orange) / hedge thorn

轵

軹

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

end of axle outside of hub

嘦

jiào = ji + ao4

if only / so long as / (contraction of 只 and 要)

胑

zhi̅ = zh + Ø1

wings of birds / legs of animals

齞

niàn = ni + an4

to display the teeth

Words with 只

只

zhǐ

是

shì

merely / simply / only / but

只

zhǐ

是

shì

merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however

只

zhǐ

要

yào

if only / so long as

只

zhǐ

能

néng

can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice

只

zhǐ

不

过

過

guò

only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...

只

zhǐ

好

hǎo

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

只

zhǐ

好

hǎo

without any better option / to have to / to be forced to

只

zhǐ

顾

顧

gù

solely preoccupied (with one thing) / engrossed / focusing (on sth) / to look after only one aspect

只

zhǐ

管

guǎn

solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)

只

zhǐ

怕

pà

I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely

只

zhǐ

得

dé

to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

只

zhǐ