zhǐ

imperial decree

purport; aim; purpose

spoon (匕) + sun (日) = a directive from above

匕 depicts a spoon — something used to bring food to the mouth, suggesting taste and desire. A sun above a spoon evokes what is savored and sanctioned, extending naturally to an emperor's will or a guiding purpose.

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A spoonSemantic
The sunSemantic

这份文件的主是保护环境。

zhè fèn wén jiàn de zhǔ zhǐ shì bǎo hù huán jìng。

The main purpose of this document is to protect the environment.

皇帝下,命令全国停止战争。

huáng dì xià zhǐ,mìng lìng quán guó tíng zhǐ zhàn zhēng。

The emperor issued an imperial decree, ordering the whole country to stop the war.

Words with 旨

遵旨

zūn zhǐ

to obey the Emperor's decree

降旨

jiàng zhǐ

to issue an imperial edict

题旨

tí zhǐ

subject of literary work

主旨

zhǔ zhǐ

gist

主旨演讲

zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng

keynote speech

传旨

chuán zhǐ

issue a decree

太乙金华宗旨

tài yǐ jīn huá zōng zhǐ

The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century

奉旨

fèng zhǐ

on imperial orders

宏旨

hóng zhǐ

gist

宗旨

zōng zhǐ

objective

弘旨

hóng zhǐ

variant of 宏旨[hong2 zhi3]

意旨

yì zhǐ

intent

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