執 (zhí)

To hold; to execute; to carry out; license.

How 執 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
土 — earth
Traditional
執
Simplified
执

Components

Common words using 執

固執 gùzhí
obstinate; stubborn
執著 zhízhuó
attachment; stubborn; be attached to
執行 zhíxíng
to implement; to carry out; to execute
偏執 piānzhí
prejudice; bigotry
偏執狂 piānzhíkuáng
paranoia
固執己見 gùzhíjǐjiàn
to persist in one's views
執事 zhíshì
to perform one's job; attendant; job
執勤 zhíqín
to be on duty; to serve; watch (of a military guard etc)
執導 zhídǎo
to direct (a film, play etc)
執意 zhíyì
be determined to; insist on
執拗 zhíniù
stubborn; willful; pigheaded
執政 zhízhèng
to hold power; in office

執 in a sentence

開車需要有執照。

Kāichē xūyào yǒu zhízhào.

“You need a license to drive.”

How common is 執?

執 is the 762nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 84.4% of all running text.

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