Chinese symbol for “gist”
主旨
zhǔ zhǐ
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gist is 主旨 (zhǔ zhǐ), defined as: gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要旨 | yào zhǐ | the gist (of a text or argument); the main points |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary; commonplace |
| 头脑 (頭腦) | tóu nǎo | brains; mind |
| 梗概 | gěng gài | broad outline; gist; summary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 主旨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director; head |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme; subject |
| 主张 (主張) | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | objective; aim |
| 旨在 | zhǐ zài | to have as its purpose; to be intended to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gist”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.