织zhī
to weave. 8 strokes, radical 纟, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 织
Strokes 1–3 write 纟, then strokes 4–8 write 只.
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 织 · the stroke-order rules
What 织 is made of
纟 (sī, silk) and 只 (zhī, only).
纟 carries the meaning — thread — and 只 carries the sound.
Words that use 织
| 织 | to weave 指用纱线做成布 老工人照样每天来织布。The old worker still comes every day to weave cloth. Lesson 686, 小镇织布 · 风云际会与鼎盛宏猷 · Historical Moments & Prosperous Enterprises |
| 组织 | to organize 指筹划安排某项活动 工会精心组织退休老教师茶话会。The union carefully organized a tea party for retired teachers. Lesson 537, 天下为公 · 崇德守礼与天下为公 · The Grand Harmony & Moral Integrity |
Characters that share the sound part 只
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 纟
All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.