值 (zhí) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- price
- value
- worth
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
值 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 值 is 亻 — 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: 保任使倒低例俩份停傲倍付.
How the character is built
值 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 直 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 值
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
值 appears in 20 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 值 / 相关任务
Words containing 值 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
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.