ZHI-4

('zhi' in the fourth tone)

There are some 112 standard Chinese characters that are spoken 'zhi', making this one olf the most common Chinese sounds. Furthermore, there are many closely related sounds, 'zi', 'chi', and 'shi', so that the clear identification of words spoken 'zhi' isn't always easy. While there are no predominant sound-defining elements in words spoken 'zhi', the following sound-determining characters are picked up in more complicated ones: 之 , 只 , 止 , 支 , 至 .

至 = to, until

4至8字符 = si(4) zhi(4) ba(1) zi(4)fu(2) = four to eight character (for example, when a password is created)

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制 = to make, to manufacture

The preferred two-character version, created of two characters with similar meanings, is:

制造 = zhi(4)zao(4) = to manufacture

造 = zao(4) = to manufacture

中国制造 = zhong(1)guo(2) zhi(4)zao(4) = Made in China

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复制 = fu(2)zhi(4) = to copy (the term used on Windows programs)