finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

= + : James II of England (zh) received another imperial decree (旨) In the space station (Ø3). Because his finger (指) nails (指甲) are so long, he has to use a toy claw (扌) to open the letter. In the decree it is written that he shall cut his finger nails because they are the only human objects than can be seen from earth without visual aide.

指 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose

= + : James II of England (zh) received an imperial decree (旨) to read it to all the other inhabitants of the space station (Ø3). He reads to the sun (日) that from now on they'll have to wear a ladle (匕) as a hat, so both of them immediately put ladles on their heads.

Characters with 指 as component

指 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 指

Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
moving average index (used in financial analysis)
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. to 指考[Zhi3 kao3]
thumb / big toe
see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数[Ju4 wu2 ba4 han4 bao3 bao1 Zhi3 shu4]
as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) / to lead a pampered life
point-and-translate (computing)

Sentences with 指

指 currently does not appear in any sentence.