指定
Old HSK 6
指定 (zhǐdìng) · to designate
指定 (zhǐdìng) means “to designate; to appoint; specified”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 定 (to decide). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 指定 is built
The characters
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)
定 dìng · to decide
What 定 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请在指定的地点停车。Qǐng zài zhǐdìng de dìdiǎn tíngchē.Please park in the designated area.
老师指定他当组长。Lǎoshī zhǐdìng tā dāng zǔzhǎng.The teacher appointed him group leader.
Questions about 指定
What does 指定 mean?
指定 (zhǐdìng) means “to designate; to appoint; specified”.
How do you pronounce 指定?
指定 is pronounced zhǐdìng.
Which HSK level is 指定?
指定 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 指示zhǐshìinstruction
Learn 指定 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 236: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.