志 zhì intention
intention; will; mark; sign; to record
怎么记住“志”: 士 scholar + 心 heart = intention. The young scholar puts a hand on her heart and tells her parents her intention, to study medicine abroad.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
志 = 士 scholar + 心 heart
- 士 scholar sound
- 心 heart meaning
The young scholar puts a hand on her heart and tells her parents her intention, to study medicine abroad.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the top gives the sound, though today it looks like scholar.
用法
- Will / ambition, and a record: 志愿 (zhìyuàn) aspiration/to volunteer, 志向 (zhìxiàng) ambition, 意志 (yìzhì) willpower.
- 杂志 (zázhì) magazine; 标志 (biāozhì) sign/symbol/mark.
- 志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě) a volunteer; 同志 (tóngzhì) comrade (also colloquial for gay).
含“志”的词语
- 杂志zázhìmagazineHSK 4
- 志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteerHSK 5
- 标志biāozhìsignHSK 5
- 众志成城zhòngzhì-chéngchéngunity of will is an impregnable strongholdHSK 7
- 励志lìzhìto pursue a goal with determinationHSK 7
- 同志tóngzhìcomradeHSK 7
- 志向zhìxiàngambitionHSK 7
- 志愿zhìyuànaspirationHSK 7
- 志气zhìqìambitionHSK 7
- 意志yìzhìwillHSK 7
- 斗志dòuzhìwill to fightHSK 8
例句
- 新杂志出版了。 Xīn zázhì chūbǎn le.The new magazine has been published.