止 (zhǐ) — Chinese Character

止

zhǐ

to stop; to prohibit; until; only

Radical: 止 HSK 6 v pictographic

Components & Etymology

止 decomposes into the following components:

上丨

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 止.

不止

bù zhǐ

incessantly

中止

zhōng zhǐ

to cease

为止

wéi zhǐ

until

举止

jǔ zhǐ

bearing

休止

xiū zhǐ

to stop

何止

hé zhǐ

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

制止

zhì zhǐ

to curb

喝止

hè zhǐ

容止

róng zhǐ

岂止

qǐ zhǐ

not only

底止

dǐ zhǐ

Characters that share the radical 止.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.