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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
to stop / to prohibit / until / only
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How to pronounce 止

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

止 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
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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shàng = sh + ang4
old variant of 上[shang4]
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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= y + Ø1
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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shǎng = sh + ang3
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
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shàng = sh + ang4
(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

first month of the lunar year
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straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
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= bu + Ø4
surname Bu
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Words with 止

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to prevent / to block
to stop / to halt / to cease
until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

Sentences with 止

ěr
zhǐ
nán
rén
Kal stops the man!

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zhǐ

to stop / to prohibit / until / only

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