止zhǐ
to stop, end. 4 strokes, radical 止, first met in HSK 3.
What 止 is made of
上 (shàng, above) and 丨 (shù, number one).
A foot.
How to write 止
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 止
Words that use 止
| 止 | to stop, end 指到某处不再继续 队长说你们只管去，后方的事到此为止。Matters at the rear ends here. Lesson 689, 抢运物资 · 风云际会与鼎盛宏猷 · Historical Moments & Prosperous Enterprises |
| 停止 | to come to a halt 原来在动，忽然不再继续动了 列车缓缓地停止在站台前面。The train slowly comes to a stop in front of the platform. Lesson 143, 铁路交通与远行 · 交通出行与现代通讯 · Transportation, Urban Transit & Telecommunications |
| 防止 | to prevent, to stop from happening 想办法不让某种情况出现 工人戴上手套，防止手被割伤。Workers put on gloves to avoid cutting their hands. Lesson 189, 质量规范与安全防范 · 工艺制造与机械生产 · Industrial Manufacturing, Engineering & Quality Control |
| 禁止 | to forbid / prohibit 不允许做某件事 公园管理严格，禁止乱扔垃圾。Park rules are strict, and they forbid littering. Lesson 301, 规矩方圆与家庭操持 · 经世学林与市井清音 · Academic Scholarship, Civic Transit & Family Order |
| 阻止 | to prevent, to stop 拦住某件事，不让它继续发生 指挥部坚决阻止险情蔓延。The command centre acted firmly to stop the danger from spreading. Lesson 384, 经国大略与砥柱中流 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence |
| 不止 | more than, not limited to 表示超过某个数目或范围，不仅限于此 参加马拉松的选手不止百人。The marathon runners numbered more than a hundred. Lesson 395, 慎思明辨 · 审时度势与明辨是非 · Discernment & Empirical Truth |
| 为止 | up to, until 表示截止到某一时间点 到今天为止走访顺利完成。Up to now, the visits had gone smoothly. Lesson 497, 德润温居 · 笃守圭臬与温润崇德 · Principled Duty & Cultivated Warmth |
| 终止 | to terminate, stop 指某项活动被彻底停止 劣质毁林项目依法被全面终止。The illegal deforestation project was fully terminated by law. Lesson 531, 终身奉献 · 笃行至善与精业拓新 · Biomedical Care & Industrial Innovation |
| 截止 | to close, deadline 指到一定期限停止 组委会宣布论文征集将于明日截止。The committee announced the paper call closes tomorrow. Lesson 601, 卓越求精 · 明辨求是与卓越笃行 · Rigorous Discernment, Discipline & Excellence |