Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 止, means stop.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next stroke
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
This character is similar with 上, as we have already known 上 means upwards when being used as a verb. the difference between 上 and 止 is a short vertical line. and this short vertical line seems like a nail, nail the character on the ground, so it is stopped. later it extends to expree "relieve". and this character is also a radical, when it is used as the left part of one character, the spelling of it has a little change, the horizontal line on the bottom change to upwards character stroke, like this 此.
Radical 止
Characters under this radical 步 yǔ(means step)
Strokes Number is 4 strokes
Words and Phrases
止境 zhǐ jìng end; limit
止咳 zhǐ ké relieve a cough
止疼 zhǐ téng relieve pain
止步不前 zhǐ bù bù qián stop the steps and no longer go ahead; i.e., stand still
止谤莫若自修 zhǐ bàng mò ruò zì xiū nothing stop gossip as correcting ones own way
Sentences
我们的争论到此为止吧 wǒ men de zhēng lùn dào cǐ wéi zhǐ bɑ let us stop our argument here.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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