止 zhǐ to stop
to stop; to halt; until
How it came to be
A left foot seen from above: three toes and the heel behind. Where the foot is drawn is where it has come to rest, which is the sense it kept.
How it is used
- To stop/halt - 停止 (tíngzhǐ) cease, 禁止 (jìnzhǐ) forbid, 防止 (fángzhǐ) prevent.
- 防止 (fángzhǐ) = stop something bad from happening (防止事故, prevent accidents); 阻止 (zǔzhǐ) = physically block/stop someone acting.
- 到…为止 (dào…wéizhǐ) = up until: 到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ) up to now; 截止 (jiézhǐ) = deadline/cut-off.
Characters built with 止
Words with 止
- 禁止jìnzhǐto banHSK 4
- 停止tíngzhǐto stopHSK 4
- 防止fángzhǐto preventHSK 5
- 阻止zǔzhǐto preventHSK 5
- 不止bùzhǐincessantlyHSK 6
- 为止wéizhǐuntilHSK 6
- 截止jiézhǐto endHSK 6
- 中止zhōngzhǐto ceaseHSK 7
- 举止jǔzhǐbearingHSK 7
- 何止hézhǐfar more thanHSK 7
- 止步zhǐbùto haltHSK 7
- 终止zhōngzhǐto stopHSK 7
- 静止jìngzhǐstillHSK 7
- 制止zhìzhǐto curbHSK 8
Example sentences
- 这里禁止出入。 Zhèli jìnzhǐ chūrù.Entry to this place is forbidden.
- 学校5号截止报名。 Xuéxiào wǔ hào jiézhǐ bàomíng.The deadline for enrolling in the school is on the 5th.