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值

zhí

to be worth

A person weighing a gem
Memory picture

Character

值 zhí

Strokes
10
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 直 straight, vertical
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这本书值钱。 Zhè běn shū zhí qián. This book is valuable.
  • 不值这个价。 Bù zhí zhège jià. It is not worth this price.
  • 今天我值班。 Jīntiān wǒ zhíbān. I am on duty today.

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