zhǐ, zhī

only; merely; just; but

Radical: 口 HSK 2 d, q ideographic

Components & Etymology

只 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 只

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 只.

不只
bù zhǐ
只好
zhǐ hǎo
只当
zhǐ dàng
只得
zhǐ dé
只怕
zhǐ pà
只是
zhǐ shì
只有
zhǐ yǒu
只消
zhǐ xiāo
只管
zhǐ guǎn
只能
zhǐ néng
只要
zhǐ yào
只见
zhǐ jiàn

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical .

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