| 止 | 322A55 21A.30 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄓˇ [zhi3] | ||
| Fin.part. | (AC) 百室盈止，婦子寧止 all the rooms are full and the womenfolk are content. | |||||
| N. | 容止 a person's demeanor; 人而無止 (AC) if a man does not have proper appearance; 舉止 stature, gait, bodily movements: 舉止大方 the dignified movements of a gentleman. | |||||
| V.i & t. | (1) V.i., to stop : 停止 (work, etc.) stops; 截止 cut short; 中止 stop halfway; 止住了 has stopped; 流個不止 flow without stop; 適可而止 do not overdo a thing, play it just right; 禁止，阻止 to forbid, obstruct. (2) V.t., to stop s.t., (as bleeding, cough, thirst, hunger, gossip, pain, itch, anger, etc.): 止戈為武 (AC) to disarm military prowess (from an ancient explanation of the character 武 as consisting of “stop”and “arms”); 望梅止渴 (AC allu.) tell the army there are prunes ahead so as to stop their thirst--wishful thinking. (3) To stop over at a place: 止宿 [zhi3su4]↓; to have as final goal; 止于至善 (AC) to aim at absolute perfection. (4) (AC) to arrive:  止. | |||||
| Adj. | Still (water): 止水不波 still water does not have ripples--dead to the sins of the flesh; 心如止水 a mind tranquil as still waters. | |||||
| Adv. | U.f. 只 only: 止是 (=只是) only thing is; 止得 (=只得) only have to. | |||||
| Words | 1. 止步 [zhi3bu4], phr., as in (1) 遊人止步 a formula “loiterers not permitted”; (2) 請止步 a formula asking host not to trouble to accompany departing guest further. 2. 止風 [zhi3feng1], phr., (Chin. med.) stop arthritic pain. 3. 止觀 [zhi3guan1], phr., (Budd.) maintain mental calm while observing the universe--a sect emphasizing mental discipline. 4. 止境 [zhi3jing4] ([zhi3jing0]), n., the destination, ultimate goal: 學無止境 there is no end to learning. 5. 止血 [zhi3xUe4], v.i., to stop bleeding. 6. 止宿 [zhi3su4], v.i., to stop over for the night. 7. 止痛劑 [zhi3tong4ji4], n., analgesic. | |||||