Memory phrase for the character: 止

止

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Meaning to stop, to prohibit, until, only

Pronunciation

zhǐ

Explanation

From the footprint of the right foot (turned to the left)

Mnemonic
 
The foot is at the line and stops.

Radicals

止 stop, to end
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 Vocabulary

为止 wéi zhǐ  until
浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ  to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly
遏止 è zhǐ  to hold back; to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance); to resist; esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
迄今为止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ  so far; up to now; still (not)
岂止 qǐ zhǐ  not only; far from; more than
截止 jié zhǐ  to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline
不止 bù zhǐ  incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
制止 zhì zhǐ  to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
阻止 zǔ zhǐ  to prevent; to block
静止 jìng zhǐ  still; immobile; stillness
禁止 jìn zhǐ  to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
禁止 jìn zhǐ  

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