只隻

Ideographic: Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口Radical: 口

meaning for 只 zhǐ:

  • - only
  • - merely
  • - just
  • - but

meaning for 只 zhī:

  • - classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
sān三
zhǐ只
xiǎomāo小猫
zài在
wánshuǎ玩耍

Three kittens are playing

zhè这
shì是
sì四
zhǐ只
gōngjī公鸡
。

These are four roosters.

zhuōzi桌子
shàng上
yǒu有
bā八
zhǐ只
píngguǒ苹果
。

There are eight apples on the table.

nà那
zhǐ只
gǒu狗
hěn很
ǎixiǎo矮小
，
dànshì但是
fēicháng非常
jīngshén精神
。

That dog is very small, but full of energy.

tā他
jīhū几乎
bù不
chīròu吃肉
，
zhǐ只
chī吃
sùshí素食
。

He hardly eats meat and only eats vegetarian food.