值

zhí

value

(to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty

person (亻) + [sound: zhí] (直) = worth; to be on duty

直 lends its sound (zhí) rather than its meaning here. The person radical anchors the sense: a person's worth, or a person showing up for their shift.

亻+直→值
亻PersonSemantic
直StraightPhonetic

这件衣服的价值很高。

zhè jiàn yī fu de jià zhí hěn gāo。

The value of this piece of clothing is very high.

这本书值得你认真去读。

zhè běn shū zhí de nǐ rèn zhēn qù dú。

This book is worth reading carefully.

Words with 值

值勤

zhí qín

variant of 執勤|执勤[zhi2 qin2]

比值

bǐ zhí

ratio

颜值

yán zhí

attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is)

总值

zǒng zhí

total value

阻值

zǔ zhí

numerical value of electrical impedance

适值

shì zhí

just at that time

酸碱值

suān jiǎn zhí

pH (chemistry)

阈值

yù zhí

threshold

附加值

fù jiā zhí

added-value (accountancy)

音值

yīn zhí

phonetic value

额定值

é dìng zhí

rating (for power output, flame resistance etc)

颜值高

yán zhí gāo

good-looking

More characters with 亻

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