志 (zhì)

ambition / will / volunteer

How 志 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
士 — scholar
Traditional
志
Simplified
志 (unchanged)

Common words using 志

勵志 lìzhì
to encourage; encouragement
同志 tóngzhì
comrade; homosexual (slang); CL:個|个[ge4]
志同道合 zhìtóngdàohé
like-minded; fellow enthusiast; kindred spirit
志趣 zhìqù
inclination; interest
日誌 rìzhì
journal; log (computing)
標誌 biāozhì
sign; mark; symbol
雜誌 zázhì
magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]
喪志 sàngzhì
lose determination
墓誌銘 mùzhìmíng
epitaph
壯志 zhuàngzhì
great goal; magnificent aspiration
大志 dàzhì
high aims
得誌 dézhì
to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success

志 in a sentence

週末我常去圖書館當志工,幫忙整理書。

Zhōumò wǒ cháng qù túshūguǎn dāng zhìgōng, bāngmáng zhěnglǐ shū.

“I often go to the library to volunteer on weekends, helping to organize books.”

How common is 志?

志 is the 542nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 77.5% of all running text.

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