(zhì): (literary) salary according to rank, (literary) an official's rank, (literary) order, orderliness

(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 (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1733 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, grain. Its radical form (grain) appears in many related characters such as (qiū, autumn), (, branch of study), (, to hire).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (literary) salary according to rank
  2. (literary) an official's rank
  3. (literary) order
  4. orderliness

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticgrain

Decomposition: ⿰禾失 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounzhì xùorder6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
zhì xù jǐng ránin perfect order
gōng gòng zhì xùpublic order
wú zhì xùdisorder
zhì xù měiorder (as an aesthetic quality)
pǐn zhì(old) rank and salary of an official post
zhì rán bù wěnto be in complete order (idiom)
lù zhìofficial rank and pay
zhì lùofficial salaries
9
Total compounds
56
As first character
22
As last character
22
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.74880,714 co-occurrences
luàn
0.4402,334 co-occurrences
0.4188,112 co-occurrences
huī
0.4152,586 co-occurrences
shè
0.4019,966 co-occurrences
chí
0.3847,788 co-occurrences
mǎn
0.3721,698 co-occurrences
sàn
0.3722,370 co-occurrences
chén
0.3712,226 co-occurrences
wěn
0.35572 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

gōng gòng zhì xùHSK 6+

public order

phrase
zhì xù jǐng ránHSK 6+

in perfect order

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好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.

NewtalkMar 2026

...经济学谈技术、人力、资本成为武器的新国际

. . . 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

風傳媒Mar 2026

汪志雄观点:美国骑虎难下,中东序将重新洗牌

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

Hk01.comMar 2026

...周记|当世界变得不确定,家族财富如何保持

. . . 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

中時新聞網Feb 2026

海纳百川》台湾在半导体新序下的再定位(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)

English News - RthkFeb 2026

渔护署:西贡东郊野公园景点及露营地点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

Tatoeba

英国人很尊重法序和序。

Yīngguórén hěn zūnzhòng fǎ xù hé zhìxù.

The British have a lot of respect for law and order.

Tatoeba

经过几十年的内战,序恢复了。

Jīngguò jǐ shí nián de nèizhàn, zhìxù huīfù le.

After decades of civil war, order was restored.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 秩 (zhì) mean in Chinese?
秩 (zhì) primarily means "(literary) salary according to rank." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1733 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 秩 and 铁?
秩 (zhì) and 铁 (tiě) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 禾 vs 钅 (same 失 component).
How many strokes does 秩 have?
秩 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 秩?
The radical associated with 秩 is 禾 (grain). This radical appears in many characters related to grain.
What are the components of 秩?
秩 is composed of: 禾 (semantic), 失 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰禾失 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 秩?
Common words with 秩 include: 秩序 (zhì xù, "order"); 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)"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 秩 (zhì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhì: 支 (to support), 汁 (juice), 知 (to know), 直 (Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 秩 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 秩 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.