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1.

Animated Stroke Order 执

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 执 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 执

执 stroke order diagram

3.

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执

执=

4.

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执 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 执

To Execute or Enforce

The character 执 means to carry out or implement an action or rule.

执行 • zhí xíng • carry out; execute; implement • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 执

执照 • zhí zhào • license; permit

HSK 5

zhí执

zhào

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

gāng刚

gāng刚

ná拿

dào到

le了

jià

Information

Pinyinzhí

Meaningto hold, to grasp, to execute

Strokes6

Radical扌

Traditional執

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1237

Zhuyinㄓˊ

UnicodeU+6267

CangjieQKNI

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The hand (扌) seizes (幸) — to grasp or enforce, showing a hand taking hold of something firmly.

zhí执

xíng行

carry out; execute; implement

执法 • zhí fǎ • Enforce the law / Law enforcement • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhí执

fǎ法

Enforce the law / Law enforcement

Stubbornness or Persistence

The character 执 conveys a sense of holding on firmly, often stubbornly.

执着 • zhí zhuó • persistence • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhí执

zhuó着

persistence

执意 • zhí yì • Insist on / Be determined to • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhí执

yì意

Insist on / Be determined to

照

license; permit

固执 • gù zhi • obstinate; stubborn

HSK 6

gù固

zhi执

obstinate; stubborn

争执 • zhēng zhí • Dispute

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhēng争

zhí执

Dispute

驾

shǐ驶

zhí执

zhào照

。

He just got his driver's license.

tā他

gù固

zhí执

de的

xìng性

gé格

cháng常

cháng常

chéng成

wéi为

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

zhàng障

ài碍

。

His stubborn personality often becomes the main obstacle in teamwork.

tā他

duì对

mèng梦

xiǎng想

de的

zhí执

zhuó着

lìng令

rén人

jìng敬

pèi佩

。

His persistence towards his dream is admirable.

piān偏

zhí执

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

ràng让

tā他

shī失

qù去

le了

péng朋

yǒu友

。

Paranoid thoughts made him lose friends.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

yán严

gé格

zhí执

xíng行

zhè这

xiàng项

jì计

huà划

。

We must strictly execute this plan.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zhi".

芷zhiangelica (a fragrant herb)
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
吱zhīchirping, squeaking, hissing
趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
咫zhǐfoot measure of Zhou dynasty
痔zhìhemorrhoids, piles

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "扌".

拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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