食指 meaning in English
index finger; (literary) mouths to feed
18 strokes
Meaning of 食指
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shízhǐ
- index finger
- (literary) mouths to feed
食指 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
人的手有五个手指: 拇指、食指、中指、无名指和小指。
The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky.
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食 shí · food · 9 strokes
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指 zhǐ · finger · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 食指.
| 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 指导 | zhǐdǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 指出 | zhǐchū | to indicate; to point out |
| 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 指挥 | zhǐhuī | to conduct; to command |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining hall; cafeteria |
| 零食 | língshí | snack; nibbles |
| 指示 | zhǐshì | to point out; to indicate |
| 指责 | zhǐzé | to criticize; to find fault with |
Questions about 食指
What does 食指 mean?
食指 (shízhǐ) means "index finger; (literary) mouths to feed".
How do you write 食指?
食指 is made of 2 characters: 食 (9 strokes), 指 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.