小指

xiǎozhǐ

noun #28,610

Measure Word

一根小指 gēn

Meanings

1 little finger
2 pinky finger

Characters

finger; to point

Examples

她的小指上戴着一枚小戒指。

Tā de xiǎozhǐ shàng dàizhe yī méi xiǎo jièzhǐ.

She wore a small ring on her little finger.

他小指骨折了，需要打石膏。

Tā xiǎozhǐ gǔzhé le, xūyào dǎ shígāo.

His pinky is broken and needs a cast.

Tips

memory

小 = small/little, 指 = finger. The fingers in Chinese: 大拇指 (thumb), 食指 (index), 中指 (middle), 无名指 (ring), 小指 (pinky). The smallest finger gets the simplest name.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

指 zhǐ