止 (zhǐ)

to stop; to prohibit; only

How 止 is written

Strokes
4
Traditional
止
Simplified
止 (unchanged)

Common words using 止

停止 tíngzhǐ
to stop; to halt; to cease
為止 wéizhǐ
until
禁止 jìnzhǐ
to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
防止 fángzhǐ
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
阻止 zǔzhǐ
to prevent; to block
不止 bùzhǐ
incessantly; without end; more than
制止 zhìzhǐ
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop
截止 jiézhǐ
to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth
止咳 zhǐké
to suppress coughing
止境 zhǐjìng
limit; boundary; end
止步 zhǐbù
to halt; to stop; to go no farther
止痛 zhǐtòng
to relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic

止 in a sentence

吃了藥以後,頭痛就停止了。

Chīle yào yǐhòu, tóutòng jiù tíngzhǐ le.

“After taking the medicine, the headache stopped.”

How common is 止?

止 is the 596th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 79.5% of all running text.

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