Spot 止
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
止 component
zhǐ · to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 止
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue止Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 止 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
走=
土
正=
一
此=
+匕
步=
肯=
+⺼
扯=
扌
卸=
午+卩
㢟=
廴
企=
人
辵=
彡
址=
土
芷=
艹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 止 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
正在zhèngzài
to be in the process of
HSK 3.0 · L1跑步pǎobùto run
HSK 3.0 · L2正zhèngstraight
HSK 3.0 · L2走zǒuto walk
HSK 3.0 · L2走路zǒulùto walk
HSK 3.0 · L2步bùa step
HSK 3.0 · L4此cǐthis
HSK 3.0 · L4此次cǐcìthis time
HSK 3.0 · L4此外cǐwàibesides
HSK 3.0 · L4从此cóngcǐfrom now on
HSK 3.0 · L4地址dìzhǐaddress
HSK 3.0 · L4肯定kěndìngto be certain
HSK 3.0 · L4