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Character #568 · The First 1000

zhǐ

纸 (紙) zhǐ meaning: paper

paper; classifier for documents

Strokes
710
TraditionalSimplified
紙 纸
Poster cell
H21
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • bàozhǐ newspaper
  • zhǐjīn tissue; paper towel
  • zhǐtiáo slip of paper
  • zhǐzhāng paper
  • zhǐbì bank notes
  • túzhǐ blueprint
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 纸紙

Write 纸紙 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.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell H21 · 28 × 36 grid

纸紙 is #568 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 纸 mean in English?
纸 (zhǐ) means "paper": paper; classifier for documents.
How do you pronounce 纸?
纸 is pronounced zhǐ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄓˇ.
How many strokes does 纸 have?
The simplified form, 纸, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 紙, has 10.
What is the traditional form of 纸?
The traditional form of 纸 is 紙. 纸 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 紙 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 纸?
Common words that use 纸 include 报纸 (bàozhǐ, newspaper), 纸巾 (zhǐjīn, tissue; paper towel), 纸条 (zhǐtiáo, slip of paper), 纸张 (zhǐzhāng, paper).
How common is 纸?
纸 is number 568 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell H21 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.