此 cǐ this; these
Made up of [止 zhǐ to stop; to prohibit; until; footprint radical 77, 匕 bǐ spoon; ladle radical 21]Used as component 此 in :些 xiē ; 柴 chái
Made with 6 strokes.
Originally a combination of picturs of 'toe' and 'man' giving idea of 'this one'
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Also uses 止 zhǐ component: 步 bù (a step) 齿 chǐ (tooth) ; 定 dìng (to set) ; 武 wǔ (martial) ; 正 zhèng (correct) ; 走 zǒu (walk) ; 足 zú (foot)
Also uses 匕 bǐ component: 北 běi (north) 化 huà (to make into) ; 华 huá (splendid) ; 花 huā (flower) ; 老 lǎo (venerable) ; 呢 ne (and you?) ; 能 néng (to be able to) ; 死 sǐ (die) ; 它 tā (it)
Different tone
瓷 cí (porcelain) ; 次 cì (next in sequence)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
灭此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí Grasp current opportunity; anxious to do battle. Tackle the important problem first.乐此不疲 lè cǐ bù pí Said of a task that is enjoyable and so does not seem to be tiring. Can also be applied to a pleasurable task that you never get tired of doing.
此地无银三百两 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng Accidentally giving away the hidden truth in an explanation. The story is of a man who buried 300 pieces of stolen silver. Strangely he put up a sign on top of his horde to say that the 300 pieces were not buried there. Someone a little smarter dug up the cash and replaced the sign to say he had not dug up the silver buried there.