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忮 Stroke Order — How to Write 忮

Stroke Order

忮 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

忮 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄支

忮 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while 支 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 4 more strokes

忮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhì

Meanings of 忮 in Chinese

1

zhì忮

To harm; to be jealous or envious; to be ruthless (often used in the idiom '不忮不求' meaning 'not envious and not demanding').
他一生正直坦荡,不忮不求,受到大家的尊敬。
He lived a life of integrity and openness, neither envious nor demanding, and was respected by everyone.
To be defiant; perverse or obstinate, especially towards others.
他性情温和,不忮于人,深受大家喜爱。
He has a gentle temperament, is not defiant or perverse towards others, and is deeply loved by everyone.

Words with 忮

  • zhì忮hài害to envy and harm, to maliciously injure
  • bú不zhì忮yú于rén人Not envious of others, Not jealous of others
  • zhì忮nì逆xíng行shì事To act maliciously and defiantly., To act perversely out of envy.

Idioms with 忮

  • bù不zhì忮bù不qiú求free from jealousy and avarice

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Questions about 忮

What does 忮 mean in Chinese?

忮 (zhì) means “To harm” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 忮?

忮 is pronounced zhì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 忮 have?

忮 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 忮?

忮 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 忮?

The radical of 忮 is 忄, and 忮 is a phono-semantic compound.

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