只 - zhī - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
10 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

隻 (只)

zhī

Definition

classifier (for birds and certain animals)
一隻貓

A cat
measure word

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

蒦

huò

phonetic component in certain characters with sound huò, such as 護, 獲, 穫 and 擭

Related words (14)

alone; by oneself

see 獨具隻眼

big

cow; cattle

warship

ship; boat; vessel

pickpocket

see 獨具隻眼

lonely soul; solitary

跳一隻腳

tiào yī zhī jiǎo

to hop on one leg

腳踏兩隻船

jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán

to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair

腳踩兩隻船

jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán

see 腳踏兩隻船

睜隻眼閉隻眼

zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

睜一隻眼閉一隻眼

zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

Idioms (5)

隻字不提

zhī zì bù tí

not to mention (idiom); to say not one word; (fig.) to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor

隻雞斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

(lit.) a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

孤身隻影

gū shēn zhī yǐng

(lit.) a lonely body with only a shadow for company; to be all alone (idiom)

斗酒隻雞

dǒu jiǔ zhī jī

(lit.) a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

獨具隻眼

dú jù zhī yǎn

to see what others fail to see (idiom); to have exceptional insight

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