止

See also: 只 and 足

止 U+6B62, 止 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B62 ← 歡 [U+6B61] CJK Unified Ideographs 正 → [U+6B63]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

止 (radical 77 止+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 卜中一 (YLM), four-corner 2110₀)

1. Kangxi radical #77, ⽌.

Derived characters

• Index:Chinese radical/止
• 阯, 𠯽, 址, 扯, 沚, 杫, 祉, 砋, 耻, 趾, 訨 (𫟞), 頉, 企, 芷, 齒 (齿), 凪

Descendants

• 之
• と
• ト
• 士 (as component, as in 志)
• 足

References

• KangXi: page 573, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16253
• Dae Jaweon: page 961, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1435, character 3
• Unihan data for U+6B62

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		止

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 止
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bamboo and silk script	Large seal script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (止) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
祉	kʰlɯʔ
址	kjɯʔ
止	kjɯʔ
趾	kjɯʔ
芷	kjɯʔ
沚	kjɯʔ
阯	kjɯʔ
齒	kʰjɯʔ
紕	be, *pʰi, *kʰjɯʔ

Pictogram (象形) – a footprint, originally meaning "foot". The derivative 趾 (OC *kjɯʔ) refers to the original meaning. Compare 手 (“hand”). Note that in oracle script, composed of 3 toes and a sole.

Compare to 夊, 夂, which have similar shape in oracle script, but pointing down (toe pointing right), and 𡕒 (as in right side of 舛, roughly ヰ, toe pointing left), hence different evolution.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐ (zhi³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chí
• Min Nan (POJ): chí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ
    • Wade-Giles: chih³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi²
    • Yale: jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chí
    • Hakka Romanization System: ji`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ji³
    • IPA: /t͡ɕi³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí
    • Tâi-lô: tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕɨ^X/▼

Rime
Character	止
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	諸市切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cɨX/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiəX/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭəX/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǐ

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter-Sagart): /*təʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kjɯʔ/

Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	止
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhǐ
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyiX ›
Old Chinese	/*təʔ/
English	foot; stop
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	止
Reading #	1/1
No.	17297
Phonetic component	止
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	止
Old Chinese	/*kjɯʔ/
Notes	趾初文

Definitions

止

1. ^† foot
2. to stop; to halt

   休止  ―  xiūzhǐ  ―  to stop

3. to bring to an end; to stop; to relieve

   止癢 / 止痒  ―  zhǐyǎng  ―  to stop itching (irritation)

4. to end; to finish
5. only

Antonyms

• (stop): 始 (shǐ)

Compounds

Derived terms from 止

• 不止 (bùzhǐ)
• 中止 (zhōngzhǐ)
• 令行禁止
• 以戰止戰／以战止战
• 以殺止殺／以杀止杀
• 以湯止沸／以汤止沸
• 仰止
• 休止 (xiūzhǐ)
• 休止符 (xiūzhǐfú)
• 何止 (hézhǐ)
• 停止 (tíngzhǐ)
• 制止 (zhìzhǐ)
• 動止／动止
• 勸止／劝止 (quànzhǐ)
• 古文觀止／古文观止
• 吉祥止止
• 喝止
• 嘆為觀止／叹为观止 (tànwéiguānzhǐ)
• 大家舉止／大家举止
• 妨止
• 學無止境／学无止境
• 官止神行
• 居止
• 底止
• 廢止／废止 (fèizhǐ)
• 心如止水
• 戛然而止 (jiárán'érzhǐ)
• 戢止
• 截止 (jiézhǐ)
• 戾止
• 扇火止沸
• 抑止 (yìzhǐ)
• 投止
• 投膏止火
• 抽薪止沸
• 掛失止付／挂失止付
• 揚湯止沸／扬汤止沸 (yángtāngzhǐfèi)
• 摩訶止觀／摩诃止观
• 明德止善
• 暫止／暂止
• 望梅止渴 (wàngméizhǐkě)
• 望門投止／望门投止
• 棲止／栖止
• 欲言又止
• 歎為觀止／叹为观止
• 止不住
• 止亂／止乱

• 止付
• 止住
• 止兌／止兑
• 止咳
• 止嘔／止呕
• 止境 (zhǐjìng)
• 止宿 (zhǐsù)
• 止息 (zhǐxī)
• 止惡揚善／止恶扬善
• 止戈
• 止戈散馬／止戈散马
• 止戈為武／止戈为武
• 止戈興仁／止戈兴仁
• 止戰／止战
• 止持戒
• 止於至善／止于至善
• 止暴禁非
• 止步 (zhǐbù)
• 止殺／止杀
• 止水
• 止泊
• 止渴 (zhǐkě)
• 止渴思梅
• 止渴飲鴆／止渴饮鸩
• 止痛 (zhǐtòng)
• 止痛藥／止痛药 (zhǐtòngyào)
• 止癢／止痒 (zhǐyǎng)
• 止血 (zhǐxuè)
• 止血劑／止血剂
• 止血帶／止血带 (zhǐxuèdài)
• 止血法
• 止血點／止血点
• 止觀／止观
• 止詞／止词
• 止談風月／止谈风月
• 止謗／止谤
• 止足之分
• 止遏
• 止酒
• 止頓／止顿
• 歸止／归止
• 死而後止／死而后止
• 永無止境／永无止境 (yǒngwúzhǐjìng)
• 汐止
• 沒行止／没行止
• 流行坎止

• 淺嘗則止／浅尝则止
• 淺嘗輒止／浅尝辄止
• 漫無止境／漫无止境
• 為止／为止 (wéizhǐ)
• 無止境／无止境
• 無行止／无行止
• 生津止渴
• 知止
• 知足知止
• 禁止 (jìnzhǐ)
• 終止／终止 (zhōngzhǐ)
• 縱風止燎／纵风止燎
• 舉止／举止 (jǔzhǐ)
• 舉止不凡／举止不凡
• 舉止大方／举止大方
• 舉止失措／举止失措
• 舉止嫻雅／举止娴雅
• 舉止形容／举止形容
• 舉止言語／举止言语
• 舉止言談／举止言谈
• 舉止閑冶／举止闲冶
• 舉止風流／举止风流
• 舉止高雅／举止高雅
• 蒞止／莅止
• 蠅止／蝇止
• 行止 (xíngzhǐ)
• 補氣止血／补气止血
• 規行矩止／规行矩止
• 覯止／觏止
• 觀止／观止 (guānzhǐ)
• 言行舉止／言行举止
• 言談舉止／言谈举止
• 說梅止渴／说梅止渴
• 豈止／岂止 (qǐzhǐ)
• 進止／进止
• 遏止 (èzhǐ)
• 適可而止／适可而止 (shìkě'érzhǐ)
• 遮止
• 防止 (fángzhǐ)
• 阻止 (zǔzhǐ)
• 靜止／静止 (jìngzhǐ)
• 飲鴆止渴／饮鸩止渴 (yǐnzhènzhǐkě)
• 高山仰止
• 高軒蒞止／高轩莅止
• 鳳止高梧／凤止高梧
• 點到為止／点到为止

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Japanese

Kanji

止

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. (とめる): to stop
2. (やめる): to stop, to terminate

Readings

• Goon: し (shi, Jōyō)
• Kan’on: し (shi, Jōyō)
• Kun: とまる (tomaru, 止まる, Jōyō); とめる (tomeru, 止める, Jōyō); とどまる (todomaru, 止まる); とどめる (todomeru, 止める); やむ (yamu, 止む); やめる (yameru, 止める); あし (ashi, 止)

Compounds

• 遏 (あっ)止 (し) (asshi)
• 一乗止観院 (いちじょうしかんいん) (ichijōshikan'in)
• 駅止 (えきどめ) (ekidome)
• 襟止 (えりどめ) (eridome)
• 依 (え)止 (じ) (eji)
• 乎 (お)古 (こ)止 (と)点 (てん) (okototen)
• 核抑止 (かくよくし) (kakuyokushi)
• 鎌止 (かまどめ) (kamadome)
• 川止 (かわどめ) (kawadome)
• 諫 (かん)止 (し) (kanshi)
• 客止 (きゃくどめ) (kyakudome)
• 休 (きゅう)止 (し) (kyūshi)
• 競 (きゅう)業 (ぎょう)避 (ひ)止 (し) (kyūgyōhishi)
• 拒 (きょ)止 (し) (kyoshi)
• 挙 (きょ)止 (し) (kyoshi)
• 禁 (きん)止 (し) (kinshi)
• 鞍作止利 (くらつくりのとり) (kuratsukurinotori)
• 車止 (くるまどめ) (kurumadome)
• 止 (し)観 (かん) (shikan)
• 止 (し)観 (かん)業 (ごう) (shikangō)
• 止汗剤 (しかんざい) (shikanzai)
• 止 (し)観 (かん)十 (じゅう)乗 (じょう) (shikanjūjō)
• 止血 (しけつ) (shiketsu)
• 止止不須説 (ししふしゅせつ) (shishifushusetsu)

• 止瀉剤 (ししゃざい) (shishazai)
• 止宿 (ししゅく) (shishuku)
• 止水 (しすい) (shisui)
• 止 (し)痛 (つう) (shitsū)
• 車輪止 (しゃりんどめ) (sharindome)
• 臭気止 (しゅうきどめ) (shūkidome)
• 終 (しゅう)止 (し) (shūshi)
• 笑 (しょう)止 (し) (shōshi)
• 止 (し)揚 (よう) (shiyō)
• 止痢剤 (しりざい) (shirizai)
• 真 (しん)言 (ごん)止 (し)観 (かん) (shingonshikan)
• 進 (しん)止 (し) (shinshi)
• 止 (し)住 (じゅう) (shijū)
• 止動方角 (しどうほうがく) (shidōhōgaku)
• 制 (せい)止 (し) (seishi)
• 静 (せい)止 (し) (seishi)
• 咳止 (せきどめ) (sekidome)
• 沮 (そ)止 (し) (soshi)
• 阻 (そ)止 (し) (soshi)
• 体言止 (たいげんどめ) (taigendome)
• 中 (ちゅう)止 (し) (chūshi)
• 丁 (ちょう)丁 (ちょう)発 (はっ)止 (し) (chōchōhasshi)
• 血止 (ちどめ) (chidome)
• 停 (てい)止 (し) (teishi)

• 底 (てい)止 (し) (teishi)
• 天台止観 (てんだいしかん) (tendaishikan)
• 止木 (とめぎ) (tomegi)
• 止句 (とめく) (tomeku)
• 止相場 (とめそうば) (tomesōba)
• 止針 (とめばり) (tomebari)
• 止偏 (とめへん) (tomehen)
• 止弁 (そめべん) (someben)
• 廃止 (はいし) (haishi)
• 波 (は)止 (と)場 (ば) (hatoba)
• 船止 (ふなどめ) (funadome)
• 閉 (へい)止 (し) (heishi)
• 摩 (ま)訶 (か)止 (し)観 (かん) (makashikan)
• 明鏡止水 (めいきょうしすい) (meikyōshisui)
• 黙止 (もくし) (mokushi)
• 山止 (やまどめ) (yamadome)
• 雪止 (ゆきどめ) (yukidome)
• 容 (よう)止 (し) (yōshi)
• 抑止 (よくし) (yokushi)
• 乎 (お)古 (こ)止 (と)点 (てん) (okototen)
• 魚鳥止 (ぎょうちょうどめ) (gyōchōdome)
• 動 (どう)止 (し) (dōshi)
• 防 (ぼう)止 (し) (bōshi)

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Korean

Hanja

止 • (ji)

• Eumhun:
  • Sound (hangeul): 지 (revised: ji, McCune-Reischauer: chi, Yale: ci)
  • Name (hangeul): 그칠

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Vietnamese

Han character

止 (chỉ)

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