指 zhǐ

1. zhǐ verb to point
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 v 1; Guoyu '指' v 1; Kroll 2015 '指' 2, p. 606; NCCED '指' 3; Unihan '指')
2. zhǐ noun finger
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 手指 (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 bf 1; Guoyu '指' n 1; Kroll 2015 '指' 1, p. 606; NCCED '指' 1; Unihan '指')
3. zhǐ measure word digit; fingerwidth
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 m; Guoyu '指' n 2; NCCED '指' 2)
4. zhǐ verb to indicate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '指' 2, p. 607; NCCED '指' 5)
5. zhǐ verb to make one's hair stand on end
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '指' 4)
6. zhǐ verb to refer to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 v 2; Kroll 2015 '指' 2b, p. 607; NCCED '指' 6)
7. zhǐ verb to rely on; to depend on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 依赖 (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 v 3; Guoyu '指' v 3; NCCED '指' 7)
8. zhǐ noun toe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 腳趾頭 (ABC 'zhǐ' 指 bf 2; Kroll 2015 '指' 1a, p. 606)
9. zhǐ verb to face towards
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 朝向 (Guoyu '指' v 2; Kroll 2015 '指' 2a, p. 606)
10. zhǐ verb to face upwards; to be upright
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 直立 (Guoyu '指' v 5; Kroll 2015 '指' 2c, p. 606)
11. zhǐ verb to take responsibility for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '指' 3, p. 606)
12. zhǐ noun meaning; purpose
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 用意 or 主旨 (Guoyu '指' n 3; Kroll 2015 '指' 4, p. 606)
13. zhǐ verb to denounce
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 斥责 (Guoyu '指' v 4)

Contained in

• 指导者(指導者) coach; mentor; counselor; instructor; director; guide; conductor
• 脊椎指压治疗师(脊椎指壓治療師) chiropractor
• 令人发指(令人髮指) to make one's hair stand up in anger; to raise people's hackles
• 指战员(指戰員) PLA commanders and fighters
• 指日可待 imminent; just around the corner
• 指导员(指導員) instructor; coach; political instructor
• 指事 ideogram ; pointing to something
• 生有枝指 born with extra toes or fingers
• 指代 to refer to; to be used in place of
• 横加指责(橫加指責) to blame unscrupulously
• 指路 to give directions
• 十二指肠(十二指腸) duodenum
• 扳指儿(扳指兒) thumbring
• 词约指明(詞約指明) concise but unambiguous
• 染指 to dip a finger; to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action
• 指点(指點) to show how ; to point out a fault
• 指点迷津(指點迷津) to show somebody how to get to the right path
• 指摹 fingerprint; thumbprint
• 大拇指 thumb
• 十指不沾阳春水(十指不沾陽春水) to have no need to fend for oneself; to lead a pampered life
• 道指 Dow Jones industrial average
• 短指 brachydactylism
• 移动平均线指标(移動平均線指標) moving average index (used in financial analysis)
• 确指(確指) to indicate precisely
• 连指手套(連指手套) mittens
• 指交 fingering (sexual act)
• 小指 little finger
• 屈指可数(屈指可數) can be counted on one's fingers; very few
• 指谪(指謫) to criticize
• 指挥棒(指揮棒) baton
• 恒生指数(恒生指數) Hang Seng index ( stock market)
• 指教 to give advice or comments
• 恒生中资企业指数(恆生中資企業指數) Hang Seng China affiliated index
• 戒指 wedding ring
• 发指眦裂(髮指眥裂) hair standing up and eyes wide in anger; enraged; in a towering rage
• 指挥官(指揮官) commander
• 指纹(指紋) fingerprint
• 指点江山(指點江山) to talk idly about important matters; to set the world to rights; to pass judgment on everything
• 指挥(指揮) to command; to direct ; a commander; a conductor
• 竖起大拇指(豎起大拇指) to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval
• 指摘 to point out a fault; to criticize
• 弹指之间(彈指之間) a snap of the fingers; in an instant; in a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
• 武术指导(武術指導) martial arts coach
• 指甲 fingernail
• 指望 to hope for; to count on ; a hope
• 意指 to mean; to imply
• 指针(指針) pointer on a gauge; clock hand ; a cursor

Also contained in

五指山 、 指大词缀 、 俱胝竖指 、 道琼斯指数

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• 卷十三 Scroll 13 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 27
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Collocations

• 日指 (日指) 加十五日指癸則小寒 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 23
• 招摇指 (招搖指) 招搖指寅 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷五　時則訓 Chapter 5: Seasonal Standards — count: 12
• 指寅 (指寅) 加十五日指寅則雨水 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 4
• 指丑 (指醜) 加十五日指丑則大寒 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 4
• 指子 (指子) 斗指子則冬至 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 4
• 指戌 (指戌) 加十五日指戌則霜降 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3
• 指申 (指申) 加十五日指申則處暑 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3
• 指未 (指未) 加十五日指未則大暑 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3
• 指巳 (指巳) 加十五日指巳則小滿 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3
• 指辰 (指辰) 加十五日指辰則穀雨 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3