指 zhǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 旨 aim, intention, purpose, will
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
指甲
zhǐjia
fingernail
Characters in this word
甲 jiǎ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
Example phrases
- 指甲太长了。 Zhǐjia tài cháng le. The nails are too long.
- 我剪指甲。 Wǒ jiǎn zhǐjia. I cut my nails.
- 别咬指甲。 Bié yǎo zhǐjia. Do not bite your nails.