zhì aspiration

Made up of [ shì bachelor; scholar; first class military rank , xīn heart radical 61]
Made with 7 strokes.

Related characters


Also uses shì component: (lucky) shēng (sound) ; zhuàng (to strengthen)
Also uses xīn component: (certainly) cōng (quick at hearing) ; (virtue) ; dìng (how) ; è (evil) ; niàn (to read) ; nín (you (polite)) ; (to think) ; wàng (to forget) ; xiǎng (to think) ; (idea) ; yuàn (to hope)

Sounds same

zhì (to arrive) ; zhì (to rule) ; zhì (to send) ; zhì (to install)

Different tone

zhī (one) ; zhī (him) ; zhī (to know) ; zhī (to support) ; zhī (branch) ; zhí (straight) ; zhí (value) ; zhí (to plant) ; zhǐ (paper) ; zhǐ (to stop) ; zhǐ (walk slowly)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

不怕路长只怕志短 bù pà lù cháng zhǐ pà zhì duǎn Do not be afraid of a long road to success only be afraid of a shortage of ambition
老骥伏枥,志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ Ambitions never fade. An old person still has high hopes
有志者,事竟成 yǒu zhì zhe, shì jìng chéng It requires ambition to succeed in life. The story comes from the Han dynasty when Emperor Guangwu praised Geng Yan for steadfastly completed his task of mopping up opponents in Shandong
志不可慢时不可失 zhì bù kě màn shí bù kě shī Keep hold of your hopes and dreams, waste no time in achieving them
专心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì An admonishment to encourage full concentration in order to study effectively and so achieve ambitions.
志在四方 zhì zài sì fāng Willing to travel far and wide to achieve aims. Aspiring to achieve great things in life.

Phrases

tóng zhì Comrade