志 — Chinese character
志
zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 士 心
- Formation
- ideographic — The mind 心 of a scholar 士; 士 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 誌
- Japanese
- 志 as a kanji
Common words with 志
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 杂志 (雜誌) | zá zhì | magazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī) |
| 标志 (標誌) | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
| 意志 | yì zhì | will; willpower; determination |
| 志愿 (志願) | zhì yuàn | aspiration; ambition |
| 志愿者 (志願者) | zhì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
| 日志 (日誌) | rì zhì | journal; log (computing) |
| 志愿军 (志願軍) | zhì yuàn jūn | volunteer army |
| 立志 | lì zhì | to be determined; to be resolved |
| 斗志 (鬥志) | dòu zhì | will to fight; fighting spirit |
| 标志性 (標誌性) | biāo zhì xìng | iconic |
| 杂志社 (雜誌社) | zá zhì shè | magazine publisher |
English words written with 志
志 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 17 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 52 · Zhuangzi 33 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 33
- Analects 1.11
- Analects 2.4
- Analects 4.4
- Analects 4.9
- Analects 4.18
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