只
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grain that has begun to ripen
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Dict coverage rank #1,310 U+53EA
How 只 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口
How to remember it
only · Heisig RSH #51
口 mouth + animal legs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 只 as their sound component
These characters all use 只 (zhī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 只 sound component | zhī | only, merely, just |
| 识 | shí | knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know |
| 积 | jī | to store up, to amass, to accumulate |
| 职 | zhí | duty, profession; office, post |
| 织 | zhī | to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite |
| 炽 | chì | to burn, to blaze; splendid; intense |
| 帜 | zhì | flag, pennant, sign; to fasten |
| 咫 | zhǐ | unit of length used during the Zhou dynasty |
| 枳 | zhǐ | trifoliate orange; hedge thorn |
| 轵 | zhǐ | the end of an axle that extends beyond the hub |
Words containing 只
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 只可意会，不可言传 | zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious… |
| 天下无难事，只怕有心人 | tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén | (lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); (fig.) persistence… |
| 世上无难事，只怕有心人 | shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén | see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2] |
| 只知其一，不知其二 | zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr | to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information |
| 只见树木，不见森林 | zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín | can't see the wood for the trees |
| 只字不提 | zhī zì bù tí | (idiom) to say not a single word about it |
| 只言片语 | zhī yán piàn yǔ | (idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases |
| 三只手 | sān zhī shǒu | pickpocket |
| 只不过 | zhǐ bu guò | only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... |
| 形单影只 | xíng dān yǐng zhī | (idiom) lonely soul; solitary |
| 斗酒只鸡 | dǒu jiǔ zhī jī | lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the decease… |
| 只鸡斗酒 | zhī jī dǒu jiǔ | lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the decease… |
| 不怕不识货，只怕货比货 | bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò | lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' … |
| 只说不做 | zhǐ shuō bù zuò | to be all talk and no action |
| 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod lice… |
| 跳一只脚 | tiào yī zhī jiǎo | to hop on one leg |
| 别具只眼 | bié jù zhī yǎn | see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3] |
| 不只 | bù zhǐ | not only; not merely |
| 大只 | dà zhī | big |
| 独具只眼 | dú jù zhī yǎn | to see what others fail to see (idiom); to have exceptional insight |