纸

zhǐ

paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])

classifier for documents, letters etc

thread (纟) + sound zhǐ (氏) = paper

Ancient paper was made from pounded plant fibers, so the silk/thread radical points to that fibrous, woven quality. 氏 gives the sound zhǐ and does not carry meaning here.

纟+氏→纸

氏Clan namePhonetic

纟SilkSemantic

桌上有一张纸。

zhuō shàng yǒu yī zhāng zhǐ。

There is a piece of paper on the table.

她把信写在一张白纸上。

tā bǎ xìn xiě zài yī zhāng bái zhǐ shàng。

She wrote the letter on a sheet of white paper.

Words with 纸

滤纸

lǜ zhǐ

filter paper

纸质

zhǐ zhì

(attributive) paper; hard-copy; printed

纸片

zhǐ piàn

a piece, scrap or fragment of paper

信纸

xìn zhǐ

letter paper

宣纸

xuān zhǐ

fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui

图纸

tú zhǐ

blueprint

一纸空文

yī zhǐ kōng wén

a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

造纸

zào zhǐ

papermaking

造纸术

zào zhǐ shù

papermaking process

还魂纸

huán hún zhǐ

recycled paper

金纸

jīn zhǐ

joss paper

金迷纸醉

jīn mí zhǐ zuì

lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury

More characters with 纟

绷绸绺绿绻绶综绽