旨 (zhǐ): imperial decree, purport, aim
旨 (zhǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “imperial decree.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 匕 (structural) and 日 (structural). It ranks #1671 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 旨 a spoon 匕 aimed for the mouth 日. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- imperial decree
- purport
- aim
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA spoon 匕 aimed for the mouth 日
Decomposition: ⿱匕日 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旨意noun | zhǐ yì | decree |
| 宗旨noun | zōng zhǐ | objective |
| 主旨noun | zhǔ zhǐ | gist |
| 旨在verb | zhǐ zài | to have as its purpose |
| 意旨noun | yì zhǐ | intent |
| 圣旨noun | shèng zhǐ | imperial edict |
| 要旨noun | yào zhǐ | the gist (of a text or argument) |
| 言近旨远 | yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn | simple words with a profound meaning (idiom) |
| 主旨演讲 | zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng | keynote speech |
| 太乙金华宗旨 | tài yǐ jīn huá zōng zhǐ | The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century |
| 题旨noun | tí zhǐ | subject of literary work |
| 传旨verb | chuán zhǐ | issue a decree |
| 降旨verb | jiàng zhǐ | to issue an imperial edict |
| 旨趣noun | zhǐ qù | (literary) purport |
| 奉旨verb | fèng zhǐ | on imperial orders |
旨 appears in 21 compound words: 14 as the first character, 76 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 旨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
旨复一日，他坚持早起锻炼身体。
zhǐ fù yī rì , tā jiān chí zǎo qǐ duàn liàn shēn tī .
Day after day, he persisted in getting up early to exercise.
东方日报C2:杨偲泳撑张振朗“抗旨” 批无线踩钢线
dōng fāng rì bào C 2 : yáng 偲 yǒng chēng zhāng zhèn lǎng kàng zhǐ pī wú xiàn cǎi gāng xiàn
Oriental Daily C2: Yang Siyong Supports Cheung Chun-long’s “Defiance of Orders,” Criticizes TVB for Walking a Fine Line
...讯】印尼能矿部拟于4月修订镍矿HPM公式旨在将市场溢价纳入计税体系
. . . xùn yìn ní néng kuàng bù nǐ yú 4 yuè xiū dìng 镍 kuàng H P M gōng shì zhǐ zài jiāng shì chǎng yì jià nà rù jì shuì tǐ xì
...News] Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources plans to revise the HPM formula for nickel ore in April with the aim of incorporating market premiums into the tax calculation system
中国代表团访问突尼斯,旨在向中国市场推广突尼斯旅游目的地
zhōng guó dài biǎo tuán fǎng wèn tū ní sī , zhǐ zài xiàng zhōng guó shì chǎng tuī guǎng tū ní sī lǚ yóu mù de dì
A Chinese delegation visited Tunisia with the aim of promoting Tunisia as a tourist destination to the Chinese market
...驻泗水总领事叶素在泗水吉普特拉大学发表主旨演讲
. . . zhù 泗 shuǐ zǒng lǐng shì xié sù zài 泗 shuǐ jí pǔ tè lā dà xué fā biǎo zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng
... Consul General in Surabaya Ye Su delivered a keynote speech at Surabaya Giputra University
...助长成瘾”指控,YouTube 宣称公司旨在为用户“创造价值”
. . . zhù cháng chéng yǐn zhǐ kòng , Y o u T u b e xuān chèn gōng sī zhǐ zài wéi yòng hù chuàng zào jià zhí
... Fueling addiction" charges, YouTube claims the company aims to "create value" for users
自由旨在能够做所有不伤害其他人的事。
Zìyóu zhǐzài nénggòu zuò suǒyǒu bù shānghài qítā rén de shì.
Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible.
市政府举行了一次大型公会，旨在促进跨部门合作。
Shìzhèngfǔ jǔxíng le yícì dàxíng gōnghuì, zhǐzài cùjìn kuà bùmén hézuò.
The city government held a large conference aimed at promoting cross-departmental cooperation.
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