(zhí) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

zhí price, value, worth 10 strokes · Radical (man) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 值 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced zhí.

Stroke Order & Practice

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值 — 10 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left man
right straight

Radical

The radical of is — meaning man. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 使.

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (person) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 值

zhí to be worth; value
这件古董很值钱。
Zhè jiàn gǔdǒng hěn zhí qián.
This antique is very valuable.
zhídé to be worth; worthwhile
这部电影很值得看。
Zhè bù diànyǐng hěn zhídé kàn.
This movie is worth watching.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 20 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

阅读,确实是一件得花时间去做的事。
From Mock Exam 17 →
优点多不一定得骄傲,有缺点也很正常。
From Mock Exam 08 →
”只有尊重别人时间的人,才得别人尊重。
From Mock Exam 19 →

Tasks Featuring 值 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍名胜古迹
Scenic Spots & Historic Sites · 值得

FAQ

What does 值 mean in Chinese?

值 (zhí) means price, value, worth. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 值 have?

值 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 值?

The radical of 值 is 亻 (man). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 保, 任, 使, 倒, 低.

What is the pinyin for 值?

值 is pronounced zhí.

What HSK 4 words use 值?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 值 appears in 2 words, including 值 (zhí), 值得 (zhídé). See the full list above.

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