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纸

紙
zhǐ
noun HSK 2 #1,834

Measure Word

一张纸 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 paper

Characters

纸
zhǐ
paper
Contains 纟 (silk radical) — early paper was made from silk fibers.

Examples

请给我一张纸。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.
Please give me a piece of paper.
桌子上有很多纸。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu hěn duō zhǐ.
There is a lot of paper on the desk.

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history
Paper (纸) is one of China's Four Great Inventions, attributed to Cai Lun (蔡伦) in 105 AD during the Han Dynasty. Before paper, writing was done on bamboo strips, silk, or oracle bones.

Stroke Order

纸 zhǐ