指
zhǐ
finger
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
hand (扌) + intent (旨) = finger that points
旨 originally meant 'purpose' or 'intent,' and the hand radical anchors that intent in a physical gesture — a finger extended to show direction or meaning. The pointing finger thus carries both the physical digit and the act of indicating.
她用手指着前面的那棵树。
tā yòng shǒu zhǐ zhe qián miàn de nà kē shù。
she is pointing at the tree ahead with her hand.
他说的「我们」是指哪些人？
tā shuō de 「wǒ men」 shì zhǐ nǎ xiē rén？
when he said 'we', which people was he referring to?
Words with 指
意指
yì zhǐ
to mean
连指手套
lián zhǐ shǒu tào
mittens
道指
dào zhǐ
Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 Zhi3 shu4])
道琼斯指数
dào qióng sī zhǐ shù
Dow Jones Industrial Average
金融时报指数
jīn róng shí bào zhǐ shù
Financial Times stock exchange index (FTSE 100 or footsie)
关键绩效指标
guān jiàn jì xiào zhǐ biāo
key performance indicator (KPI)
颐指
yí zhǐ
to order with the chin
颐指气使
yí zhǐ qì shǐ
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
颐指风使
yí zhǐ fēng shǐ
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
食指
shí zhǐ
index finger
食指大动
shí zhǐ dà dòng
(idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
to count as number one (idiom); second to none