指 (zi2 | zhi3 {zhi2} {zhi1}) : finger; point; intentions; indicate

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指

zi2

zhi3 {zhi2} {zhi1}

[1] [n] finger
[2] [v] point; direct
[3] [v] indicate; refer to; mean
[4] [n] number of people
[5] intentions
[6] [n] main theme
[7] [v] hope
[8] [v] depend on

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

指

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 01:19

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手指公 sau2 zi2 gung1 = thumb 粵

指甲 zi2 gaap3 zhi1 jia5 = nail (as in fingernail or toenail)

手指 sau2 zi2 shou3 zhi3 = [1] finger [2][港] flash memory stick

指出 zi2 ceot1 zhi3 chu1 = to point out; to indicate

指明 zi2 ming4 zhi3 ming2 = to show or explain clearly

指頭 zi2 tau4 zhi2 tou5 = finger

大拇指 daai6 mou5 zi2 da4 mu5 zhi3 = thumb 國

中指 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = medius (lit. "middle finger")

腳指 goek3 zi2 = toe

食指 sik6 zi2 = index finger; forefinger
See all 133 compounds (CantoDict reports 139 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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手指㔆刺粵
The finger is pricked by a splinter.

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

別指望我
Don't count on me.

“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 指
Unicode code for this character: U+6307 (off-site link)

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