(cǐ) - this, here (literary) in Mandarin
cǐTraditional: 此
HSK 5
#887 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
this, here (literary)
Word origin
此 is traditionally analysed as an associative compound of 止 (zhǐ, foot, to stop) and 匕 (a person), indicating the place where one stands, hence 'this, here'. It is a literary demonstrative.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 止 (zhǐ, foot/to stop) + 匕 (a standing person)
Stroke order
此
Examples
。
This matter is very important.
，。
From this point on, he changed.
。
At this moment I am very happy.
。
This matter has nothing to do with me.
。
From this we can see he is very hardworking.
此 (cǐ) means this, here (literary). It is used as a pronoun in everyday Mandarin speech.
Appears in 3 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 此.
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