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CHINESE CHARACTER

执 (zhí): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhí
to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain
HSK 56 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 执.

扌 · 丸

Visible components

执 is decomposed as ⿰扌丸.

STROKES · 6

Write 执 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 执

执行

这计划执行起来花销会很大。

Zhè jì huà zhí xíng qǐ lái huā xiāo huì hěn dà。

This plan will be very expensive to carry out.

固执

汤姆挺固执的不是吗?

Tāng mǔ tǐng gù zhí de bú shì ma?

Tom is being quite obstinate, isn't he?

争执

我努力地平息他们不断加温的争执。

Wǒ nǔ lì dì píng xī tā men bú duàn jiā wēn de zhēng zhí。

I tried very hard to put an end to their heated argument.

FAQ

What does 执 (zhí) mean in Chinese?

to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain

How do you write 执 in stroke order?

执 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 执?

扌 is the radical in 执. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 执?

执行 (zhíxíng): to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run; 固执 (gùzhi): obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to; 争执 (zhēngzhí): to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle.