zhǐ = zh + Ø3
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
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How to pronounce 指

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

指 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
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose
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Characters with 指 as component

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

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fingerprint / the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
(finger) ring
accusation / a (criminal) charge / to accuse

Sentences with 指

指 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

zhǐ

finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

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