止
Character
to stop; to end (as in 停止)
- Radical
- 止 (itself)
- Strokes
- 4
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 上 丨
- Traditional
- 止
- Frequency
- #681 most common character
Meaning
zhǐ
zhi3- to stop; to end (as in 停止)
- to say people must not do something (as in 禁止)
Examples
请停止说话。
qǐng tíng zhǐ shuō huà
Please stop talking.
AI-generated sentence
这里禁止停车。
zhè lǐ jìn zhǐ tíng chē
You can't park the car here.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 止
Draw “止” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 止
See all 88 →止咳zhǐ kéto stop coughingWordHSK 7–9止步zhǐ bùto stop walking and go no fartherWordHSK 7–9止血zhǐ xuèto stop blood flowing from a cut or woundWordHSK 7–9止境zhǐ jìnglimitWord止息zhǐ xīto ceaseWord止损zhǐ sǔn(finance) stop-lossWord止歇zhǐ xiēto stop; to ceaseWord止滑zhǐ huáto prevent slippingWord止点zhǐ diǎn(mechanical engineering) dead point; dead centerWord止痛zhǐ tòngto relieve painWord止损单zhǐ sǔn dānstop-loss order (finance)Word止损点zhǐ sǔn diǎn(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)Word