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纸zhǐ

paper. 7 strokes, radical 纟, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin zhǐStrokes 7Radical 纟Band HSK 2Words 2

How to write 纸

Strokes 1–3 write 纟, then strokes 4–7 write 氏.

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Stroke order chart for 纸 — 7 strokes, radical 纟

Write 纸 on the grid

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 纸 · the stroke-order rules

What 纸 is made of

纟 (sī, silk) and 氏 (shì, clan).

纟 carries the meaning — silk — and 氏 carries the sound.

Words that use 纸

纸(zhǐ) paper
一种用来写字作画的薄片材料

他展纸挥毫,谱写壮丽的歌。He unrolled the paper and wrote a grand song with his brush.

Lesson 100, 吃中餐 · 返璞归真与立己达人 · Return to Simplicity & Cultivating the Self

报(bào)纸(zhǐ) newspaper
每天印刷、报导新闻的纸张

爷爷每天早上都看报纸。Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.

Lesson 2, 努力学习 · 温情相伴与日夕起居 · Affection, Campus Routine & Daily Vitality

More characters with the radical 纟

All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.

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