指 · zhǐ · finger
Learn the Chinese character 指 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 指.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 指
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 指.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 指zhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto indicate
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 戒指jièzhi(finger) ring
- 指定zhǐdìngto appoint
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 指示zhǐshìto point out
- 指责zhǐzéto criticize
- 拇指mǔzhǐthumb
- 指标zhǐbiāo(production) target
- 指点zhǐdiǎnto point out
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指教zhǐjiàoto give advice or comments
- 指控zhǐkòngaccusation
- 指令zhǐlìngto order
- 指南zhǐnánto guide
- 指手画脚zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom)
- 指数zhǐshù(numerical, statistical) index
- 指望zhǐwàngto count on
- 指纹zhǐwénfingerprint
- 指向zhǐxiàngto point towards
- 指引zhǐyǐnto guide
Real usage
Example sentences with 指
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 指 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 指
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 指 mean in Chinese?
指 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: finger.
How do you pronounce 指?
指 is shown as zhǐ.
Is 指 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 指 is HSK 4 recognition character #425.
Can I practise writing 指?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 writing inventory
- 23 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #425.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.