00237 Chinese character of 指 and pronounce zi2

The Chinese character【指】is used to describe body parts or directions, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

finger. Explanation: (1) The branching part at the front of the palm. Such as: “finger”, “fingerprint”, “index finger moves”. (2) Use your fingers to measure. For example: “Calling a deer a horse” and “The shepherd boy points to the apricot blossom village in the distance.” (3) Towards or facing. For example: “The hour hand is pointing to twelve o’clock.”, “Please don’t point a gun at my head.” (4) Point out. Such as: “point out”, “indicate”, “teach”. (5) Hope. Such as: “hope”. (6) Stand up straight. Such as: “outrageous”. (7) Rebuke. For example: “He was pointed at by thousands of people and died without any illness.”

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【指】:zhǐ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【指】:zi2

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【指】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【指】, for example:Describing body parts or directions , It means mainly fingers .The intricacy of Chinese characters allows for multiple layers of meaning, some of which may not be entirely outlined here.

【指】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【手指、指引】(Mandarin Pinyin:shǒu zhǐ 、zhǐ yǐn/ Cantonese Jyutping:sau2 zi2 、zi2 jan5)

To form this character, you need 9 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here’s a practical example using this character.:


他用手指指向遠方的山峰。

He pointed his finger toward the distant mountains.


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