shí​zhǐ

index finger

  • created reference approved 食指 → 示指 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    食指 shí​zhǐ

    示指 shì​zhǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 食指 · shí​zhǐ · index finger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    食指

    shí​zhǐ

    index finger

    the second finger on the hand, located next to the thumb

    食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat 指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · finger

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 食指 · shí​zhǐ · mouths to feed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    食指

    shí​zhǐ

    mouths to feed

    (literary) used to refer to the number of people in a family that need to be fed

    食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat 指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · finger

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense