止 (zi2 | zhi3) : stop; halt

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止

zi2

zhi3

[1] [v] stop; halt; desist; still [2] [v] rest in; stay [3] [v] detain [4] deportment [5] [v] prohibit [6] [v] come to; arrive at [7] still; calm; stagnant [8] only

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 止 (#77)

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

止

This word has been viewed 12226 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2018 15:45

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止痛 zi2 tung3 zhi3 tong4 = to stop pain

停止 ting4 zi2 ting2 zhi3 = to stop

止步 zi2 bou6 = halt, no admittance

終止 zung1 zi2 zhong1 zhi3 = to end; termination

禁止 gam3 zi2 jin4 zhi3 = to forbid; prohibited

點止咁簡單 dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1 = It's not so simple 粵

點止 dim2 zi2 = How could it be so...? 粵

防止 fong4 zi2 fang2 zhi3 = to prevent

截止時間 zit6 zi2 si4 gaan1*3 = deadline

不特止 bat1 dak6 zi2 = not only 粵
See all 64 compounds (CantoDict reports 68 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 止

個醫生畀咗啲止癢藥畀我搽蚊𧕴粵
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites.
[Lit. [counter] doctor give-already [plural counter] stop-itch-cream give me spread insect bite]

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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: 止
Unicode code for this character: U+6b62 (off-site link)

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