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胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

胝 Stroke Order — How to Write 胝

Stroke Order

胝 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, 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.

胝 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼氐

胝 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 氐 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 5 more strokes

胝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhī

Meanings of 胝 in Chinese

1

zhī胝

When pronounced as 'zhī', '胝' is primarily used in the compound '胼胝' (piánzhī), referring to calluses or toughened skin, typically on hands or feet, formed due to repeated friction or pressure.
他手上因常年劳动而长满了厚厚的胼胝。
His hands were covered with thick calluses from years of manual labor.

Words with 胝

  • pián胼zhī胝callus
  • pián胼zhī胝tǐ体corpus callosum

Idioms with 胝

  • pián胼zhī胝zhī之láo劳arduous labor causing calluses
  • zhī胝jiān肩jiǎn茧zú足toil with calloused shoulders and feet
  • pián胼shǒu手zhī胝zú足toil with calloused hands and feet
  • pián胼zhī胝shǒu手zú足toil relentlessly
  • shǒu手pián胼zú足zhī胝callused hands and feet from toil
  • shǒu手zú足pián胼zhī胝toil with calloused hands and feet
  • zú足jiǎn茧shǒu手zhī胝callused hands and feet from arduous labor
  • shòu售zhī胝zú足zhī之yào药peddle quack remedies

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Questions about 胝

What does 胝 mean in Chinese?

胝 (zhī) means “When pronounced as 'zhī'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 胝?

胝 is pronounced zhī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 胝 have?

胝 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 胝?

胝 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 胝?

The radical of 胝 is ⺼, and 胝 is a phono-semantic compound.

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