指
zhǐ
finger
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
hand (扌) + intent (旨) = finger that points
旨 originally meant 'purpose' or 'intent,' and the hand radical anchors that intent in a physical gesture — a finger extended to show direction or meaning. The pointing finger thus carries both the physical digit and the act of indicating.
她用手指着前面的那棵树。
tā yòng shǒu zhǐ zhe qián miàn de nà kē shù。
she is pointing at the tree ahead with her hand.
他说的「我们」是指哪些人？
tā shuō de 「wǒ men」 shì zhǐ nǎ xiē rén？
when he said 'we', which people was he referring to?
Words with 指
小拇指
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ
little finger
指示剂
zhǐ shì jì
indicator
手指头
shǒu zhǐ tou
fingertip
指摘
zhǐ zhāi
to criticize
屈指
qū zhǐ
to count on one's fingers
指名
zhǐ míng
to mention by name
指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn
compass
指斥
zhǐ chì
to denounce
指指点点
zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn
to gesticulate
意指
yì zhǐ
to mean
连指手套
lián zhǐ shǒu tào
mittens
道指
dào zhǐ
Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 Zhi3 shu4])