zhǐ = zh + Ø3
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
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How to pronounce 咫

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

咫 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chě = ch + e3
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
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chǐ = ch + Ø3
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
only / merely / just / but
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 只[zhi3]
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zhī = zh + Ø1
grain that has begun to ripen
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
variant of 只[zhi3]
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zhī = zh + Ø1
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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Characters with 咫 as component

咫 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 咫

to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
very close / very near
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

Sentences with 咫

咫 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhǐ

8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

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