志

zhì

noun #9,720

Meanings

1 aspiration; ambition
2 will; record

Examples

有志者事竟成。

Yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

他的志愿是当医生。

Tā de zhìyuàn shì dāng yīshēng.

His aspiration is to be a doctor.

《三国志》是名著。

Sānguózhì shì míngzhù.

Records of the Three Kingdoms is a classic.

Tips

usage

志 means 'aspiration/will' in: 志愿 (aspiration/volunteer), 志气 (ambition), 同志 (comrade). As 'record': 杂志 (magazine), 日志 (journal/log), 标志 (sign/symbol).

Stroke Order

志 zhì