to stop, cease, or halt
Animated Stroke Order 止
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HSK Vocabulary: 止
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 止 is used in context
1
hé合
tong同
jiāng将
zài在
xià下
gè个
yuè月
zhōng终
zhǐ止
。
The contract will terminate next month.
2
qǐng请
lì立
jí即
tíng停
zhǐ止
chǎo吵
nào闹
。
Please stop making noise immediately.
3
zhè这
lǐ里
jìn禁
zhǐ止
xī吸
yān烟
。
Smoking is prohibited here.
4
xué学
xiào校
jìn禁
zhǐ止
xué学
shēng生
dài带
shǒu手
jī机
jìn进
jiào教
shì室
。
The school prohibits students from bringing mobile phones into the classroom.
5
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
huán环
jìng境
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
jìn禁
zhǐ止
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
luàn乱
rēng扔
lā垃
jī圾
。
To protect the environment, the government prohibits littering in the park.
6
mā妈
mā妈
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
wǒ我
chī吃
tài太
duō多
táng糖
。
Mom stops me from eating too much candy.
7
jǐng警
chá察
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
nà那
chǎng场
jiāo交
tōng通
shì事
gù故
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
The police prevented the traffic accident from happening.
8
tā他
shì试
tú图
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
zhè这
ge个
cuò错
wù误
jué决
dìng定
，
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
tīng听
tā他
de的
。
He tried to stop this wrong decision, but no one listened to him.
9
wǒ我
yǒu有
bù不
zhǐ止
yí一
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
。
I have more than one apple.
10
tā他
bù不
zhǐ止
xǐ喜
huān欢
kàn看
shū书
，
hái还
xǐ喜
huān欢
huà画
huà画
。
He not only likes reading books but also enjoys drawing.
Information
Traditional止
Radical止
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#897
Zhuyinㄓˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+6B62
CangjieYLM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality