此
this; these
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #877 U+6B64
How 此 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
匕 (semantic, “sitting man”) + 止 (phonetic, zhǐ)
How to remember it
this (literary) · Heisig RSH #460
trail of footprints + spoon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 止
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 止 (zhǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 止 sound component | zhǐ | to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist |
| 扯 | chě | to rip, to tear; to haul; casual talk |
| 址 | zhǐ | location, site; the foundation of a house |
| 耻 | chǐ | shame, humiliation; ashamed |
| 趾 | zhǐ | toe; tracks, footprints |
| 芷 | zhǐ | an angelica herb |
| 祉 | zhǐ | blessings, happiness, good luck |
Words containing 此
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 此事体大 | cǐ shì tǐ dà | see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zi1 shi4 ti3 da4] |
| 此路不通 | cǐ lù bù tōng | this road is blocked; fig. This method does not work.; Doing this is no good. |
| 此地无银三百两 | cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng | lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide |
| 不过如此 | bù guò rú cǐ | (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive |
| 原来如此 | yuán lái rú cǐ | (idiom) so that's how it is; I see |
| 在此之后 | zài cǐ zhī hòu | after this; afterwards; next |
| 在此之前 | zài cǐ zhī qián | before that; beforehand; previously |
| 精于此道 | jīng yú cǐ dào | to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field |
| 不虚此行 | bù xū cǐ xíng | (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip |
| 到此一游 | dào cǐ yī yóu | (used in graffiti) "... was here" |
| 多此一举 | duō cǐ yī jǔ | to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily |
| 彼一时，此一时 | bǐ yī shí , cǐ yī shí | see 此一時，彼一時|此一时，彼一时[ci3 yi1 shi2 , bi3 yi1 shi2] |
| 此一时，彼一时 | cǐ yī shí , bǐ yī shí | that was then, this is now; times have changed |
| 此言不虚 | cǐ yán bù xū | see 此言非虛|此言非虚[ci3 yan2 fei1 xu1] |
| 远非如此 | yuǎn fēi rú cǐ | far from it being so (idiom) |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | apart from this; in addition to this |
| 以此为 | yǐ cǐ wéi | to regard as; to treat as |
| 此地 | cǐ dì | here; this place |
| 自此 | zì cǐ | since then; henceforth |
| 在此后 | zài cǐ hòu | after this; from then on |