zhí

value

(to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty

person (亻) + [sound: zhí] (直) = worth; to be on duty

直 lends its sound (zhí) rather than its meaning here. The person radical anchors the sense: a person's worth, or a person showing up for their shift.

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这件衣服的价很高。

zhè jiàn yī fu de jià zhí hěn gāo。

The value of this piece of clothing is very high.

这本书得你认真去读。

zhè běn shū zhí de nǐ rèn zhēn qù dú。

This book is worth reading carefully.

Words with 值

适值

shì zhí

just at that time

酸碱值

suān jiǎn zhí

pH (chemistry)

阈值

yù zhí

threshold

阻值

zǔ zhí

numerical value of electrical impedance

附加值

fù jiā zhí

added-value (accountancy)

音值

yīn zhí

phonetic value

额定值

é dìng zhí

rating (for power output, flame resistance etc)

颜值

yán zhí

attractiveness index (rating of how good-looking sb is)

颜值高

yán zhí gāo

good-looking

CP值

cp zhí

(Tw) value for money; bang for your buck

一文不值

yī wén bù zhí

worthless (idiom)

一钱不值

yī qián bù zhí

not worth a penny; utterly worthless

More characters with 亻