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止

Character

止 zhǐ

HSK 3Character

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
Practice writing

Meaning

zhǐ

zhi3
  1. to stop; to end (as in 停止)
  2. 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

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