此
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this; these
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 止 +2
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 此
- Common rank
- #876
- Unicode
- U+6B64
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
this (literary) · Heisig RSH #460
trail of footprints + spoon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 此
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 此事体大 | see 茲事體大|兹事体大[zi1 shi4 ti3 da4] | |
| 此路不通 | this road is blocked; fig. This method does not work.; Doing this is no good. | |
| 此地无银三百两 | lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide | |
| 不过如此 | (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive | |
| 原来如此 | (idiom) so that's how it is; I see | |
| 在此之后 | after this; afterwards; next | |
| 在此之前 | before that; beforehand; previously | |
| 精于此道 | to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field | |
| 不虚此行 | (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip | |
| 到此一游 | (used in graffiti) "... was here" | |
| 多此一举 | to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily | |
| 彼一时，此一时 | see 此一時，彼一時|此一时，彼一时[ci3 yi1 shi2 , bi3 yi1 shi2] | |
| 此一时，彼一时 | that was then, this is now; times have changed | |
| 此言不虚 | see 此言非虛|此言非虚[ci3 yan2 fei1 xu1] | |
| 远非如此 | far from it being so (idiom) | |
| 除此之外 | apart from this; in addition to this | |
| 以此为 | to regard as; to treat as | |
| 此地 | here; this place | |
| 自此 | since then; henceforth | |
| 在此后 | after this; from then on |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 止 — compare how they read.