Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
5 strokes
Character #152 · The First 1000

zhǐ

only

only; merely; just

Also read zhī (grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc)

Strokes
5
Both scripts
只
Poster cell
L6

简 = 繁只 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • zhǐyào if only
  • zhǐnéng can only
  • zhǐyǒu only have ...
  • zhǐshì merely
  • zhǐdé to have no alternative but to
  • chuánzhī ship
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 只

Write 只 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zhǐ, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell L6 · 28 × 36 grid

只 is #152 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 只 mean in English?
只 (zhǐ) means "only": only; merely; just.
How do you pronounce 只?
只 is pronounced zhǐ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄓˇ. It can also be read zhī (grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc).
How many strokes does 只 have?
只 has 5 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 只 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 只 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 只?
Common words that use 只 include 只要 (zhǐyào, if only), 只能 (zhǐnéng, can only), 只有 (zhǐyǒu, only have ...), 只是 (zhǐshì, merely).
How common is 只?
只 is number 152 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell L6 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.