纸zhǐpaper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
纸 (zhǐ) means "paper," the thin material you write, print or draw on. CEDICT gives 张 or 沓 as its measure word, as in 一张纸 (a sheet of paper). It can also work as a classifier for documents, letters and similar items, though everyday speech mostly uses it for the material itself.
What does 纸 mean?
- 1.
paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])noun
- 2.
classifier for documents, letters etcclassifier
What does the character 纸 mean?
- 纸paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
How do you use 纸?
纸 often takes 张 as its measure word when you mean one sheet of paper.
What are some examples of 纸 in a sentence?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.