戒指
Old HSK 5
戒指 (jièzhi) · ring (on a finger)
戒指 (jièzhi) means “ring (on a finger)”. It is written with 2 characters: 戒 (to give up (a habit)) + 指 (to point at). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 戒指 is built
The characters
戒 jiè · to give up (a habit)
What 戒 is made of
- 戈gē — spear
- 廾gǒng — two hands
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他送给她一个戒指。Tā sòng gěi tā yī gè jièzhi.He gave her a ring.
她的戒指找不到了。Tā de jièzhi zhǎo bù dào le.She can't find her ring.
Questions about 戒指
What does 戒指 mean?
戒指 (jièzhi) means “ring (on a finger)”.
How do you pronounce 戒指?
戒指 is pronounced jièzhi.
Which HSK level is 戒指?
戒指 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 戒备jièbèito guard against
- 戒jièto give up (a habit)
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
Learn 戒指 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.