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

• 染指垂涎 dirty finger, mouth watering; greedy to seize sth
• 指关节(指關節) knuckle
• 指派 to assign; to appoint; assignment
• 武术指导(武術指導) martial arts coach
• 首屈一指 to count as number one; second to none; outstanding
• 指板 fingerboard (of a guitar or violin etc)
• 戟指 to point the fingers of both hands to single somebody out in scorn
• 弹指(彈指) a snap of the fingers ; a short moment ; something easy
• 令人发指(令人髮指) to make one's hair stand up in anger; to raise people's hackles
• 指界 determination of cadastral parcel boundaries
• 手指 finger
• 竖起大拇指(豎起大拇指) to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval
• 指路 to give directions
• 指示符 indicator
• 自指 self-reference
• 指头(指頭) finger; toe
• 一弹指顷(一彈指頃) a snap of the fingers; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
• 屈指 to count on one's fingers
• 指战员(指戰員) PLA commanders and fighters
• 指鸡骂狗(指雞罵狗) to point at the chicken while scolding the dog; to make indirect criticisms
• 指名 to mention by name; to designate; designated
• 指望 to hope for; to count on ; a hope
• 性指向 sexual orientation
• 了如指掌 to know something like the back of one's hand ; to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand
• 指挥棒(指揮棒) baton
• 指称(指稱) designation
• 翻译指南(翻譯指南) a translation guide
• 指摘 to point out a fault; to criticize
• 无名指(無名指) ring finger
• 指模 fingerprint; thumbprint
• 掐指头算(掐指頭算) to use thumb or fingers for counting
• 指甲刀 nail clipper
• 染指 to dip a finger; to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action
• 特指 to refer in particular to
• 二指 index finger
• 指使 to incite; to prompt
• 指麾 to command
• 中指 middle finger
• 技术指导(技術指導) technical instructor; coach
• 大拇指 thumb
• 脊椎指压治疗医生(脊椎指壓治療醫生) chiropractor
• 指示代词(指示代詞) demonstrative pronoun
• 指数期权(指數期權) index options
• 指数函数(指數函數) exponential function
• 公开指责(公開指責) to publicly denounce

Also contained in

日经指数 、 宏指令 、 指向装置 、 指小 、 官话指南 、 道琼斯指数

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 38
• 卷十三 Scroll 13 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 27
• 卷二十七 志第三 天文三 Volume 27 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 21
• 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 18
• 卷三百〇八 列傳第一百九十六 奸臣 胡惟庸 陳瑛 嚴嵩 周延儒 溫體仁 馬士英 Volume 308 Biographies 196: Treacherous Officials - Hu Weiyong, Chen Ying, Yan Song, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Ma ShiYing History of Ming 明史 — count: 15
• 卷一百二十八 志第八十一 樂三 Volume 128 Treatises 81: Music 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 15
• 卷三百〇六 列傳第一百九十四 閹黨 焦芳 張綵 顧秉謙 崔呈秀 劉志選 曹欽程 王紹徽 霍維華 閻鳴泰 賈繼春 田爾耕 Volume 306 Biographies 194: Eunuchs - Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai, Gu Bingqian, Cui Chengxiu, Liu Zhixuan, Cao Qincheng, Wang Shaohui, Huo Weihua, Yan Mingtai, Jia Jichun, Tian Ergeng History of Ming 明史 — count: 15
• 卷五 滅國上第七 滅國下第八 隨本消息第九 盟會要第十 正貫第十一 十指第十二 重政第十三　Scroll 5 Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露 — count: 14
• 卷一百四十二 志第九十五 樂十七 Volume 142 Treatises 95: Music 17 History of Song 宋史 — count: 14
• 卷九十八 志第七十四 藝文三 Volume 98 Treatises 74: Arts and Literature 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 13

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
• 指亥 (指亥) 加十五日指亥則小雪 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3
• 指午 (指午) 加十五日指午則陽氣極 — 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
• 指卯 (指卯) 加十五日指卯中繩 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三　天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3