Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
指
zhǐ
Description
"指"可以表示手上的指头，也可以表示用手指着某个东西或某个方向。
它还常常表示"意思是"或"说的是"某件事。
Meanings
指zhǐ
to point at with the finger
他指着那座山。
指zhǐ
finger
我的手指有点疼。
指zhǐ
to refer to; to mean
这句话是指什么？
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Notes
- Etymology
扌 (hand) + 旨 (phonetic), showing an action done with the hand.
- Nuance
as "finger," usually said as 手指 in daily speech, not 指 alone.
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