How to say “finger” in Chinese
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“Finger” in Chinese is 手指, shǒu zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
手指 is read shǒu zhǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
A picture of a palm with fingers.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 旨 zhǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “手指”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “finger” in Chinese?
“Finger” in Chinese is 手指, pinyin shǒuzhǐ.
What does 手指 mean?
手指 (shǒuzhǐ) means “finger”.
How do you write 手指?
手指 is 2 characters: 手 (shǒu) — hand; 指 (zhǐ) — finger; point. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 手指?
手指 is read shǒuzhǐ. Tones: shǒu — third tone, zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“finger” in the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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