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zhī
char./m. single, the only; measure word for birds and some animals, for one of certain paired things, for certain containers, or small boats
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Other meanings
[zhǐ]   adv. only, merely, just
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    mouth (for )
    short tailed bird (for )
'只' is part of the following simplified words:
 䍉 咫 帜 枳 炽 积 织 职 识 轵
'只' is part of the following traditional words:
 䦆 䨥 劐 嚄 彟 攫 獲 矍 矱 穫 籰 蠖 護 鑊 鱯 鸌

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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mú gǒu shēng le wǔ zhī xiáo gǒu .
phr. The female dog gave birth to five whelps.
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tā shì yì zhī xiǎo māo .
phr. It's a little kitty.
zhī yán piàn yǔ
idiom. a word or two, just a few isolated words and phrases
zhī shēn
adv. alone, by oneself
yì zhī shǒu
phr. one hand
yì zhī shǔ
phr. a mouse
jiáo cái liǎng zhī chuán
idiom. to sit on the fence, to have a foot in both camps -- to serve two masters, to date two persons at the same time