志

zhì

sign

mark; to record; to write a footnote

scholar (士) + heart (心) = a mark fixed in the mind

A scholar (士) fixes something in the heart (心) — a mark or record made so it will not be forgotten. The character captures the mental act of noting something down, whether in writing or in memory.

士+心→志
士ScholarSemantic
心HeartSemantic

这本杂志上有很多有用的信息。

zhè běn zá zhì shàng yǒu hěn duō yǒu yòng de xìn xī 。

this magazine has a lot of useful information on it.

县志里记录了这个地方几百年的历史。

xiàn zhì lǐ jì lù le zhè ge dì fāng jǐ bǎi nián de lì shǐ 。

the county gazetteer recorded several hundred years of history of this place.

Words with 志

踌躇满志

chóu chú mǎn zhì

enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug

尚志

shàng zhì

see 尚志市[Shang4 zhi4 Shi4]

志向

zhì xiàng

ambition

神志

shén zhì

consciousness

德意志

dé yì zhì

Deutschland; Germany

有志者事竟成

yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng

a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

众志成城

zhòng zhì chéng chéng

unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

遐志

xiá zhì

lofty ambition

远志

yuǎn zhì

far-reaching ambition

遗志

yí zhì

the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on

锐志

ruì zhì

firm determination

杂志

zá zhì

magazine

More characters with 士

垂壶壬声仕壹壮