Memory phrase for the character: 志

志

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Meaning

the will, ambition, sign

Pronunciation

zhì

Explanation

 Top: scholar 士, below: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
The scholar's heart is his: will.

Radicals

士 scholarDon't mistake with "earth 土", which has a longer base line.
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

同志 tóng zhì  comrade; homosexual (slang)
茹志鹃 Rú Zhì juān  Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
矢志 shǐ zhì  to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow
墓志铭 mù zhì míng  epitaph
杂志 zá zhì  magazine
标志 biāo zhì  sign; mark; symbol; symbolize; to indicate; to mark
德意志 Dé yì zhì  German (phonetic rendition of "Deutsch"); Germany
意志 yì zhì  will; willpower; determination
踌躇满志 chóu chú mǎn zhì  enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug; complacent
 

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