指导
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
指导 (zhǐdǎo) · to guide
指导 (zhǐdǎo) means “to guide; to instruct; guidance”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 导 (to direct). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 指导 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)
导 dǎo · to direct
What 导 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 pointing the way to someplace 巳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
谢谢您的指导。Xièxie nín de zhǐdǎo.Thank you for your guidance.
王老师指导我们写文章。Wáng lǎoshī zhǐdǎo wǒmen xiě wénzhāng.Teacher Wang guides us in writing essays.
Questions about 指导
What does 指导 mean?
指导 (zhǐdǎo) means “to guide; to instruct; guidance”.
How do you pronounce 指导?
指导 is pronounced zhǐdǎo.
Which HSK level is 指导?
指导 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 指示zhǐshìinstruction
Learn 指导 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.