旨
imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,362 U+65E8
How 旨 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A spoon 匕 aimed for the mouth 日
How to remember it
purpose · Heisig RSH #463
spoon + sun
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 旨 as their sound component
These characters all use 旨 (zhǐ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旨 sound component | zhǐ | aim, intention, purpose, will |
| 脂 | zhī | fat, grease, lard, oil |
| 酯 | zhǐ | ester |
| 稽 | jī | to examine, to investigate |
| 鮨 | qí | sushi; seasoned rice mixed with fish |
Words containing 旨
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ce… |
| 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 |
| 主旨 | zhǔ zhǐ | gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment |
| 意旨 | yì zhǐ | intent; intention; will |
| 旨意 | zhǐ yì | decree; order; will; intent |
| 传旨 | chuán zhǐ | issue a decree |
| 圣旨 | shèng zhǐ | imperial edict |
| 旨在 | zhǐ zài | to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth) |
| 要旨 | yào zhǐ | the gist (of a text or argument); the main points |
| 宗旨 | zōng zhǐ | objective; aim; goal |
| 题旨 | tí zhǐ | subject of literary work |
| 降旨 | jiàng zhǐ | to issue an imperial edict |
| 奉旨 | fèng zhǐ | on imperial orders |
| 旨趣 | zhǐ qù | (literary) purport; objective; intent |
| 宏旨 | hóng zhǐ | gist; main idea |
| 遵旨 | zūn zhǐ | to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command |
| 诏旨 | zhào zhǐ | imperial edict |
| 谕旨 | yù zhǐ | imperial edict |
| 弘旨 | hóng zhǐ | variant of 宏旨[hong2 zhi3] |