zhǐ
finger
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 旨 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
zhǐ
finger, toe; point, indicate; finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
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