值

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value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 直 sound ( zhí )

Components 亻直

value · Heisig RSH #803

人 person + 直 straight

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一文不值	yī wén bù zhí	worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
不值一文	bù zhí yī wén	worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
中值定理	zhōng zhí dìng lǐ	mean value theorem (in calculus)
行动值	xíng dòng zhí	(gaming) action points (points required to complete an action); (Tw) action level (the lev…
国民生产总值	guó mín shēng chǎn zǒng zhí	gross national product (GNP)
值日生	zhí rì shēng	student on duty; prefect
国内生产总值	guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí	gross domestic product (GDP)
不值得	bù zhí de	unworthy
值得一提	zhí de yī tí	to be worth mentioning
一钱不值	yī qián bù zhí	(idiom) not worth a penny; utterly worthless
不值一笑	bù zhí yī xiào	of no value; worthless
数值解	shù zhí jiě	numerical solution
加值型网路	jiā zhí xíng wǎng lù	value added network; VAN
实数值	shí shù zhí	real-valued (math.); taking real numbers as values (of a function)
名义价值	míng yì jià zhí	nominal value
不值	bù zhí	not worth
市值	shì zhí	market capitalization; market value
生产总值	shēng chǎn zǒng zhí	gross domestic production (GDP); total output value
值机	zhí jī	to check in (for a flight)
面值	miàn zhí	face value; par value

Characters sharing the sound component 直 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
直 sound part	zhí	straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
置	zhì	to lay out, to place, to set aside
植	zhí	tree, plant; to grow
殖	zhí	to breed, to spawn; to grow, to prosper
稙	zhí	grain ready for grinding
埴	zhí	soil with high clay content