秩 (zhì): (literary) salary according to rank, (literary) an official's rank, (literary) order, orderliness
秩 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) salary according to rank.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (semantic) and 失 (phonetic). It ranks #1733 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 秩 grain. Its radical form 禾 (grain) appears in many related characters such as 秋 (qiū, autumn), 科 (kē, branch of study), 租 (zū, to hire).
Definitions
- (literary) salary according to rank
- (literary) an official's rank
- (literary) order
- orderliness
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 秩
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秩序井然 | zhì xù jǐng rán | in perfect order |
| 公共秩序 | gōng gòng zhì xù | public order |
| 无秩序 | wú zhì xù | disorder |
| 秩序美 | zhì xù měi | order (as an aesthetic quality) |
| 品秩 | pǐn zhì | (old) rank and salary of an official post |
| 秩然不紊 | zhì rán bù wěn | to be in complete order (idiom) |
| 禄秩 | lù zhì | official rank and pay |
| 秩禄 | zhì lù | official salaries |
秩 appears in 9 compound words: 56 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 22 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 秩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
写好秩字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo zhì zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "秩" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.
...经济学谈技术、人力、资本成为武器的新国际秩序
. . . jīng jì xué tán jì shù , rén lì , zī běn chéng wéi wǔ qì de xīn guó jì zhì xù
...An Economic Perspective on the New International Order, Where Technology, Labor, and Capital Have Become Weapons
汪志雄观点:美国骑虎难下,中东秩序将重新洗牌
wāng zhì xióng guàn diǎn : měi guó qí hǔ nán xià , zhōng dōng zhì xù jiāng chóng xīn xǐ pái
Wang Zhixiong's View: The U.S. Is in a Bind; The Middle East Order Is Set to Be Reshuffled
...周记|当世界变得不确定,家族财富如何保持秩序
. . . zhōu jì dāng shì jiè biàn dé bù què dìng , jiā zú cái fù rú hé bǎo chí zhì xù
...Weekly Journal | When the World Becomes Uncertain: How to Maintain Order in Family Wealth
海纳百川》台湾在半导体新秩序下的再定位(鲁云湘)
hǎi nà bǎi chuān tái wān zài bàn dǎo tǐ xīn zhì xù xià de zài dìng wèi ( lǔ yún 湘 )
Taiwan's repositioning under the new semiconductor order (Lu Yunxiang)
渔护署:西贡东郊野公园景点及露营地点秩序及卫生与预计相若
yú hù shǔ : xī gòng dōng jiāo yě gōng yuán jǐng diǎn jí lù yíng dì diǎn zhì xù jí wèi shēng yǔ yù jì xiāng ruò
AFCD: The order and hygiene of scenic spots and camping sites in Sai Kung East Country Park are similar to expected
英国人很尊重法序和秩序。
Yīngguórén hěn zūnzhòng fǎ xù hé zhìxù.
The British have a lot of respect for law and order.
经过几十年的内战,秩序恢复了。
Jīngguò jǐ shí nián de nèizhàn, zhìxù huīfù le.
After decades of civil war, order was restored.
Character Family
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