Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "纸", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "纸", and master the standard way of writing the character "纸".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 纸
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "纸" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
纸 (zhǐ)
1. A thin sheet made from plant fibers, used for writing, painting, printing books and newspapers, packaging, etc.
- Examples: 纸张 (sheet of paper), 纸币 (paper currency), 纸烟 (paper cigarettes), 纸上谈兵 (figurative speech for discussing theories that do not solve practical problems), 洛阳纸贵 (referring to someone else's works being highly praised), 金迷纸醉 (literally "gold enthusiasts drunk on paper" meaning overly attached to material wealth).
2. A measure word referring to the number of letters or documents.
- Example: 一纸空文 (a piece of empty document).
3. The original meaning refers to paper sheets.
- Etymology: Likely constructed from the phonetic element of "氏" and the semantic element "糸". Originally, paper was made from worn silks, thus it involves "丝".
4.冥钱 (money of the nether world), traditional paper money burned as offerings to spirits.
5. 文契 (written pledge), a document or written agreement.
- Example from literature: "把小的驴和米同稍袋都叫人短了家去,还不发出纸来."
量 (measure): used to count letters or documents; sheet.
- Example: 一纸空文 (one piece of empty document), 纸半张 (half a sheet of paper, metaphorically small or insignificant), 太宗真迹六百纸 (Emperor Taizong’s true writings of six hundred sheets).