此 cǐ this
How to remember 此: 止 stop + 匕 spoon = this. At the ice cream counter the boy shouts stop as the big spoon hovers over the chocolate and says "I want this!"
Component breakdown
此 = 止 stop + 匕 spoon
- 止 stop
- 匕 spoon
At the ice cream counter the boy shouts stop as the big spoon hovers over the chocolate and says "I want this!"
How it came to be
A foot beside a bent figure: somebody stopped exactly where they stand. Where a person has stopped is here.
How it is used
- Formal 'this / here / now,' counterpart of 那 - 因此 (yīncǐ) therefore, 此外 (cǐwài) besides, 如此 (rúcǐ) like this/so.
- 从此 (cóngcǐ) 'from then on'; 此前/此后 (cǐqián/cǐhòu) before/after this.
- Written register; spoken Mandarin uses 这 (zhè). 彼此 (bǐcǐ) each other.
Characters built with 此
Words with 此
- 因此yīncǐthereforeHSK 4
- 从此cóngcǐfrom now onHSK 4
- 此外cǐwàibesidesHSK 4
- 此次cǐcìthis timeHSK 4
- 如此rúcǐlike thisHSK 5
- 彼此bǐcǐeach otherHSK 5
- 此前cǐqiánbefore thisHSK 5
- 此后cǐhòuafter thisHSK 5
- 此时cǐshínowHSK 5
- 由此yóucǐherebyHSK 5
- 为此wèicǐfor this reasonHSK 6
- 此刻cǐkèthis momentHSK 6
- 就此jiùcǐat this pointHSK 7
- 特此tècǐherebyHSK 7
- 至此zhìcǐup until nowHSK 7
- 乐此不疲lècǐ-bùpíto enjoy something and never tire of itHSK 8
- 岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐhow can this be so? (idiom)HSK 8
- 此致cǐzhì此致HSK 9
- 此起彼伏cǐqǐ-bǐfúup here, down there (idiom)HSK 9
- 诸如此类zhūrú-cǐlèithings like this (idiom)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 你为什么如此兴奋？ Nǐ wèishénme rúcǐ xīngfèn?Why are you so excited?
- 下雨，因此比赛延期了。 Xiàyǔ, yīncǐ bǐsài yánqī le.The game will be postponed because it's raining.