纸 meaning in English
paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
Meaning of 纸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
- classifier for documents, letters etc
- variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]
How to use 纸
纸 means paper and usually takes the measure word 张 (zhāng) for flat sheets. It also appears in many everyday words like 报纸 (bàozhǐ, newspaper) and 纸巾 (zhǐjīn, napkin). Example: 给我一张纸。(Gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.) Give me a sheet of paper.
纸 (zhǐ) has the silk radical 纟 on the left and 氏 on the right. Think of the silk side as a reminder that early writing surfaces were made from fibers, so fibers pressed flat become paper.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 氐 (dǐ) with an extra dot underneath, but 纸 uses 氏 with no dot at the bottom. Also, do not say 一个纸. Use 一张纸 (yì zhāng zhǐ) for a sheet of paper.
纸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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纸 zhǐ · paper · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 纸.
Questions about 纸
What does 纸 mean?
纸 (zhǐ) means "paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 纸?
纸 is made of 1 character: 纸 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 纸 an HSK word?
Yes. 纸 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 纸 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 纸 is written 紙.
How do you say tissue or toilet paper in Chinese?
A tissue or napkin is 纸巾 (zhǐjīn). Toilet paper is usually 卫生纸 (wèishēngzhǐ).
Can 纸 be used as a measure word?
Yes, in more formal writing 纸 can count documents, as in 一纸合同 (yì zhǐ hétong), a contract. In everyday speech people use 张 or 份 (fèn) instead.