Dong Chinese dictionary

zhǐ

(foot), stop

foot

Pictograph of a foot. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "stop".

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhǐ

stop, halt, desist; detain; to stop; to prohibit; until; only

Most common words with 止

Component uses

Meaning component in 9 characters (5 verified)

Sound component in 14 characters (9 verified)

Iconic component in 18 characters (18 verified)

Sources