纸
HSK 2

纸 (zhǐ): paper

zhǐ

paper

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Pinyin

zhǐ

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

paper

How to Write 纸 (zhǐ)

纸 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of 纸

A phono-semantic compound: 纟 (silk) carries the meaning, and 氏 hints at the pronunciation.

What 纸 is Made Of

纸 is built from 2 components:

纟silk
氏clan, family

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Words Using 纸

Common Chinese words that contain 纸:

报纸

bàozhǐ

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