隻
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zhī · only, merely, just

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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隹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 隻

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Example sentences

Notice where 隻 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de tuǐ bèi nà zhī gǒu yǎo le.我的腿被那隻狗咬了。

My leg was bitten by that dog.

Source: Tatoeba #894065 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē gǒu zhōng de qí zhōng yì zhī shì huó de.這些狗中的其中一隻是活的。

One of the dogs is alive.

Source: Tatoeba #886586 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì yì zhī gǒu.我是一隻狗。

I'm a dog.

Source: Tatoeba #1765984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào yì zhī gǒu.我想要一隻狗。

I want a dog.

Source: Tatoeba #5455270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ qián yǒu zhī dà gǒu.我以前有隻大狗。

I had a huge dog.

Source: Tatoeba #12165203 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài mén fù jìn kàn dào le yì zhī gǒu.他在門附近看到了一隻狗。

He saw a dog near the door.

Source: Tatoeba #887685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 隻 in context

  1. Say zhī, then recall the core meaning: only, merely, just.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 隻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.