Hanzi
Traditional
指
Simplified
指

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

zhǐ, zhī, zhí

Bopomofo

ㄓˇ, ㄓ, ㄓˊ

Jyutping

zi2

Example sentences

手指 shǒuzhǐ
他不小心用門夾到了手指。
他不小心用门夹到了手指。

He accidentally pinched his finger in the door.

割 gē
他不小心被利刃割破了手指。

He accidentally cut his finger with a sharp blade.

指 zhǐ
他用手指著那棟房子。
他用手指著那栋房子。

He pointed at that house with his hand.

滬 / 沪 hù
新聞標題中，滬常指上海市。
新闻标题中，沪常指上海市。

News headlines often use the Shanghai abbreviation to refer to Shanghai Municipality.

指數 / 指数 zhǐshù
今天的空氣品質指數非常高。
今天的空气品质指数非常高。

Today's air quality index is very high.

指甲 zhǐjiǎ
她正在剪指甲。

She is cutting her fingernails.

大拇指 dàmǔzhǐ
他豎起右手的大拇指。
他竖起右手的大拇指。

He raised his right thumb.

豎 / 竖 shù
老師豎起大拇指表揚了小明。
老师竖起大拇指表扬了小明。

The teacher gave a thumbs up to praise Xiao Ming.

戒指 jièzhǐ
他在求婚時送給了她一枚鑽石戒指。
他在求婚时送给了她一枚钻石戒指。

He gave her a diamond ring when he proposed.

金 jīn
這枚戒指是用純金做的。
这枚戒指是用纯金做的。

This ring is made of pure gold.

Example Vocabulary

手指

shou3'zhi3

finger

指

zhi3

finger; to point; to refer to; to rely on

指數

zhi3'shu4

index; exponent

指甲

zhi3'jia3

fingernail

中指

zhong1'zhi3

大拇指

da4'mu3'zhi3

thumb

戒指

jie4'zhi3

ring (jewelry)

手指頭

shou3'zhi3'tou

拇指

mu3'zhi3

了如指掌

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