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
指纹
zhǐwén
fingerprint
Characters in this word
纹 wén
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 文 culture, literature, writing
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 门把手上的指纹经过比对后，成为案件中的关键证据。 Ménbǎshǒu shàng de zhǐwén jīngguò bǐduì hòu, chéngwéi ànjiàn zhōng de guānjiàn zhèngjù. After comparison, the fingerprint on the door handle became key evidence in the case.
- 警察在现场发现了一个清晰的指纹。 Jǐngchá zài xiànchǎng fāxiànle yí gè qīngxī de zhǐwén. The police found a clear fingerprint at the scene.
- 他推门时，把指纹留在了玻璃上。 Tā tuīmén shí, bǎ zhǐwén liúzàile bōli shàng. When he pushed the door, he left a fingerprint on the glass.