CHINESE CHARACTER

纸 (zhǐ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhǐ

paper

HSK 37 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

纟

Primary radical

纟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 纸.

氏

Phonetic component

氏 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 纸 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 纸

报纸bàozhǐ

HSK 3 · newspaper; newsprint

纸zhǐ

HSK 3 · paper; classifier for documents, letters etc

纸巾zhǐjīn

HSK 4 · paper towel; napkin; facial tissue

图纸túzhǐ

HSK 7-9 · blueprint; drawing; design plans; graph paper

锡纸xīzhǐ

HSK 7-9 · tinfoil

纸币zhǐbì

HSK 7-9 · bank notes; paper currency

Examples using 纸

报纸

我不看报纸。

Wǒ bú kàn bào zhǐ。

I don't read the newspapers.

纸

我要写一封信。你有纸吗？

Wǒ yào xiě yì fēng xìn。 nǐ yǒu zhǐ ma？

I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?

纸巾

用纸巾把那口锅擦干。

Yòng zhǐ jīn bǎ nà kǒu guō cā gān。

Wipe the pan dry with a paper towel.

FAQ

What does 纸 (zhǐ) mean in Chinese?

paper

How do you write 纸 in stroke order?

纸 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 纸?

纟 is the radical in 纸. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 纸?

报纸 (bàozhǐ): newspaper; newsprint; 纸 (zhǐ): paper; classifier for documents, letters etc; 纸巾 (zhǐjīn): paper towel; napkin; facial tissue.