# 只

| 只 | U+53EA, &#21482; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53EA |
| ← 叩 [U+53E9] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 叫 → [U+53EB] |

## Translingual
### Han character

只 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口金 (RC), four-corner 6080$_0$, composition ⿱口八)
* Shuowen Jiezi radical №49

#### Derived characters

* 伿 呮 𡛰 帜 怾 抧 𣲵 𤝖 𬲬 枳 炽 𬋦 胑 𮁦 积 𧙋 𥿗(织) 䍉 𦐖 职 𧊄 䛊(识) 𧲻 𧵙 𨈪 軹(轵) 𠷓 鉙(𰽨) 𫖆 𩢢 𩨵 䳅(𱉙) 齞(𱌫)
* 𠙂 𨒅 𭣗 𣭓 咫 𧻍 㰨 𰍵 𫪉 𫪫 𩿦 𦭜 𩬫 㡶 疻 𰇨 𫪩 嘦 𠤴 𧧹 𣖌 䅩

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3239
* Dae Jaweon: page 383, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 570, character 3
* Unihan data for U+53EA

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 只 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 只 | *klje, *kljeʔ |
| 胑 | *klje |
| 疻 | *klje, *klji |
| 軹 | *kljeʔ |
| 咫 | *kljeʔ |
| 枳 | *kljeʔ, *kleʔ |
| 抧 | *kljeʔ |
| 伿 | *kljes, *les |
| 齞 | *ŋleːnʔ |
Pictogram (象形): airflow coming out of a mouth (口) – a modal particle. Compare 四 and 曰.

### Etymology 1

Schuessler (2007) suggests that it is possibly Sino-Tibetan, relating it to Kamarupan ke, kʰe (“one”), which are perhaps related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-kjaŋ (“single”), whence Tibetan རྐྱང (rkyang, “single”), Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:, “single”) and Burmese ချည်း (hkyany:, “alone,only, just”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhǐ (zhi$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zi$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ziit$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́ / chṳt
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zed$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zi$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): cǐ
* Eastern Min (BUC): cī
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy; $^7$tseq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhr$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$
*** Yale: jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ziit$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɨt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́ / chṳt
*** Hakka Romanization System: zii$^ˋ$ / ziid$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zi$^3$ / zid$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹/, /t͡sɨt̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zed$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sət̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cī
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí
*** Tâi-lô: tsí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cie
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zi$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy; $^7$tseq
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$; tseh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr; $^4$tseq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³⁴/, /t͡səʔ⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhr$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴¹/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sz̩⁴¹/
* Middle Chinese: tsye
Rime :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 章移切 |
| Baxter | tsye |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕie/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*klje/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 17304 |
| Phonetic component | 只 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 支 |
| Old Chinese | /*klje/ |

#### Definitions

只
* only; just; simply; merely
    我只去過一次。／我只去过一次。 ― Wǒ zhǐ qù guò yī cì. ― I've only been there once.
       Tāng lǐ zhǐ fàng le yīdiǎnr hújiāofěn. [Pinyin]
       There was just a hint of pepper in the soup.
       $^7$iq-gniq-tau-ya $^7$tseq $^5$shiau-teq $^7$chiq $^7$chiq $^7$chiq $^6$zy-thi-meq $^7$iq-nge $^6$gha $^8$veq-ue-teq $^5$tsu [Wugniu]
       The only thing [you] do all day is eat, and yet you do nothing important.
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) originally; at first

#### Synonyms

* (only):
* 一塌括子 ($^7$iq-thaeq$_7$-khuaeq$_7$-tsy$_3$) (Suzhounese)
* 僅僅 / 仅仅 (jǐnjǐn)
* 儷是 / 俪是 (nâ-sê) (Eastern Min)
* 則是 / 则是 (zéshì) (archaic)
* 只係 / 只系 (zi$^2$ hai$^6$) (Cantonese)
* 只是 (zhǐshì)
* 單純 / 单纯 (dānchún)
* 孤啊 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 孤單 / 孤单 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 干焦 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 徒然 (túrán)
* 清 (cêng$^1$) (Teochew)

#### Compounds

* 不只 (bùzhǐ)
* 不圖打點，只圖混水 / 不图打点，只图混水
* 不怕官，只怕管 (bùpà guān, zhǐ pà guǎn)
* 不怕縣官，只怕現管 / 不怕县官，只怕现管
* 不管生癬生瘡，我只生癩 / 不管生癣生疮，我只生癞
* 不管講雞講鴨，我只講鵝 / 不管讲鸡讲鸭，我只讲鹅
* 世上無難事，只怕有心人 / 世上无难事，只怕有心人
* 僅只 / 仅只
* 只今 (zhǐjīn)
* 只可
* 只可意會，不可言傳 / 只可意会，不可言传 (zhǐ kě yìhuì, bù kě yánchuán)
* 只合
* 只在 (zhǐzài)
* 只好 (zhǐhǎo)
* 只待 (zhǐdài)
* 只得 (zhǐdé)
* 只怕 (zhǐpà)
* 只教 (zhǐjiào)
* 只是 (zhǐshì)
* 只會 / 只会
* 只有 (zhǐyǒu)
* 只有出的氣，沒有進的氣 / 只有出的气，没有进的气
* 只欠東風 / 只欠东风
* 只此一家，別無分店 / 只此一家，别无分店 (zhǐ cǐ yī jiā, bié wú fēndiàn)
* 只消 (zhǐxiāo)
* 只爭旦夕 / 只争旦夕
* 只甚
* 只當 / 只当
* 只知其一，不知其二
* 只知有己，不知有人
* 只管 (zhǐguǎn)
* 只索
* 只能 (zhǐnéng)
* 只要 (zhǐyào)
* 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 / 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 (zhǐyào gōngfu shēn, tiěchǔ mó chéng zhēn)
* 只見 / 只见 (zhǐjiàn)
* 只見樹木，不見森林 / 只见树木，不见森林 (zhǐjiànshùmù, bùjiànsēnlín)
* 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 / 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 (zhǐ xǔ zhōuguān fànghuǒ, bùxǔ bǎixìng diǎndēng)
* 只認錢不認人 / 只认钱不认人
* 只道
* 只重衣衫不重人
* 只須 / 只须
* 只顧 / 只顾 (zhǐgù)
* 天下無難事，只怕有心人 / 天下无难事，只怕有心人 (tiānxià wú nánshì, zhǐpà yǒuxīnrén)
* 好漢只怕病來磨 / 好汉只怕病来磨
* 弱水三千，只取一瓢飲 / 弱水三千，只取一瓢饮 (ruòshuǐsānqiān, zhǐ qǔ yīpiáo yǐn)
* 敢只是
* 是非只為多開口 / 是非只为多开口
* 破蒸籠，只會撒氣 / 破蒸笼，只会撒气
* 萬事俱備，只欠東風 / 万事俱备，只欠东风 (wànshì jùbèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng)
* 肐膊只折在袖子裡 / 肐膊只折在袖子里
* 英雄只怕病來磨 / 英雄只怕病来磨
* 蚊子遭扇打，只為嘴傷人 / 蚊子遭扇打，只为嘴伤人
* 豈只 / 岂只 (qǐzhǐ)
* 賊沒種，只怕哄 / 贼没种，只怕哄
* 逢人只說三分話 / 逢人只说三分话

### Etymology 2

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 這／这 (zhè), 茲／兹 (zī)?”

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐ (zhi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): cī
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zi$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$
*** Yale: jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cī
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí
*** Tâi-lô: tsí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cie
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zi$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡si⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsy
*** MiniDict: tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: tsyeX
Rime :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸氏切 |
| Baxter | tsyeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕie$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐe$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^2$ |

#### Definitions

只
* (literary or Min) this

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 此, 斯, 是, 之, 茲 anteclassical, 夫, 爾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 這 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 這 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 這 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 這 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 這 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 這 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 這 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 這 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 呢, 依 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 呢, 依 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 呢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 該 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 呢 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 果 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 呢 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 呢, 依 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 箇 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 箇 |
| Gan | Anyi | 箇 |
| Gan | Lushan | 箇 |
| Gan | Duchang | 箇 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 該 |
| Gan | Poyang | 箇 |
| Gan | Yugan | 該 |
| Gan | Wannian | 該 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 這 |
| Gan | Yichun | 箇 |
| Gan | Yifeng | 箇 |
| Gan | Gao'an | 箇 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 箇 |
| Gan | Shanggao | 里 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 箇 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 該 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 該 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 該 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 箇 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 箇 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 箇 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 箇 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 該 |
| Gan | Chongren | 該 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 該 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 蓋 |
| Gan | Taihe | 箇 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 該 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 箇 |
| Gan | Guixi | 箇 |
| Gan | Jianning | 個 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 箇 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 箇 |
| Gan | Le'an | 該 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 改 |
| Gan | Suichuan | 底 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 介 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 箇 |
| Gan | Zhangshu | 該 |
| Gan | Xingan | 個 |
| Gan | Fenyi | 改 |
| Hakka | Changting | 爾 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 只 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 這 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 底 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 底 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 底 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 底 |
| Hakka | Xunwu | 底 |
| Hakka | Huichang | 底 |
| Hakka | Xingguo | 界 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 這 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 這 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 這 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 這 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 這 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 這 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 這 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 爾 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 這 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 伊 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 這 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 這 |
| Jin | Datong | 這 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 這 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 這 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 這 |
| Jin | Linhe | 這 |
| Jin | Jining | 這 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 這 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 這 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 這 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 這 |
| Jin | Handan | 這 |
| Jin | Suide | 這 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𱕇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 只, 者, 嚽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 者 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 這 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 這 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 只, 這 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 這 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 這 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 這 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 這 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 這 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 這 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 這 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 這 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 這 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 這 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 只 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 這 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 這 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 這 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 這 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 迄好 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 這 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 只 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 只 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 只 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 只 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 只 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 只 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 這 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 這 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 這 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 只蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 只蜀 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 這 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 這 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 當 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 者 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 只 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 這 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 亞 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 這 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 個 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 搿, 迭 dated, 第 obsolete |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 搿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 格 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 格 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吉, 講, 葛 also that |
| Wu | Suzhou | 該, 搿 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 個 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 意 |
| Wu | Changshu | 俚 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 葛 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 葛 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 葛 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 葛 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 葛 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 葛 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 資 |
| Wu | Danyang | 格 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 格 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 格 |
| Wu | Changxing | 格 |
| Wu | Anji | 格 |
| Wu | Deqing | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 葛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 葛 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 葛 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 個個 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 咸 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 咸 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 咸 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 咸 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 葛 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 葛 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 耶 |
| Wu | Cixi | 葛 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 葛 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 葛 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 葛 |
| Wu | Wenling | 葛, 格 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 個 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 個 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 個 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 個 |
| Wu | Pingyang | 個 |
| Wu | Taishun | 這 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 個 |
| Wu | Lishui | 已 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 已 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 已 |
| Wu | Songyang (Xiping) | 益 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 益 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | 這 |
| Wu | Longquan | 搭 |
| Wu | Suichang | 益 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 益 |
| Wu | Changshan | 益 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 益 |
| Wu | Longyou | 個 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 等, 待 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 吾 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 個 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 這, 吉 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 個 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 愛個 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 個 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 這 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 伊 |
| Wu | Yushan | 伊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 咯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 咯 |

#### Compounds

* 只久
* 只仂囝
* 只兩幫 / 只两帮
* 只回
* 只塊 / 只块
* 只幫 / 只帮
* 只滿 / 只满
* 只盤 / 只盘
* 只行
* 只裡 / 只里
* 只角
* 只輪 / 只轮
* 只邊 / 只边
* 只隻 / 只只

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐ (zhi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$
*** Yale: jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsyeX
Rime :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸氏切 |
| Baxter | tsyeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕie$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐe$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kljeʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17307 |
| Phonetic component | 只 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 紙 |
| Old Chinese | /*kljeʔ/ |

#### Definitions

只
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) A modal particle.

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐ (zhi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$
*** Yale: jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyy
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/

##### Definitions

只
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to do

### Etymology 5

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 著／着 (zhe)?”

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǐ (zhi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐ → zhi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ → ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^5$
*** Yale: jr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .jyy
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/ → /ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/

#### Definitions

只
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Progressive particle, akin to 著／着 (zhe). [Yuan–Ming]

### Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Zhǐ (Zhi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Zhǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Jhǐh
*** Wade–Giles: Chih$^3$
*** Yale: Jř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyy
*** Palladius: Чжи (Čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$
*** Yale: jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsyeX
Rime :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸氏切 |
| Baxter | tsyeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕie$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐe$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kljeʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17307 |
| Phonetic component | 只 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 紙 |
| Old Chinese | /*kljeʔ/ |

#### Definitions

只
* a surname

### Etymology 7

* For pronunciation and definitions of 只 – see 隻 (“one bird; single; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 隻).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
In traditional script, 只 (zhī) is a variant of 隻／只 (zhī) for a subset of its senses such as classifier for hands (highest affinity), one of a pair, etc, but most notably not for animals.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhī (zhi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhī
*** Zhuyin: ㄓ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhih
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^1$
*** Yale: jr̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

只
* Classifier for hands and objects worn on/around hand.
    一只戒指 ― yī zhī jièzhǐ ― one ring
    一只手錶／一只手表 ― yī zhī shǒubiǎo ― one wristwatch
    一只皮箱 ― yī zhī píxiāng ― one leather suitcase
* Classifier for one of a pair.
    一只耳環／一只耳环 ― yī zhī ěrhuán ― one earring
    兩只小眼睛／两只小眼睛 ― liǎng zhī xiǎo yǎnjīng ― two little eyes
* Classifier for boats and certain vessels.
    一只小船 ― yī zhī xiǎochuán ― one little boat
    一只花瓶 ― yī zhī huāpíng ― one flower vase

### Etymology 8

* For pronunciation and definitions of 只 – see 咫 (“unit of measurement during the Zhou dynasty, equal to eight cun/tsun; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 咫).

### Etymology 9

* For pronunciation and definitions of 只 – see 戠 (“sword; to gather; etc.”). (This character is a nonstandard simplified form of 戠).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* only
* simply
* just

#### Readings

* Go-on: し (shi)
* Kan-on: し (shi)
* Kun: ただ (tada, 只)

### Definitions

* Kanji in this term
* 只
* ただ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 只 – see the following entry. :
| 【ただタダ】 | [noun] 徒, 只: ordinary, common, nothing special [noun] 只: free of charge, free Alternative spelling 徒 |
| 【ただ】 | [adjective] 徒, 只: ordinary, simple [adjective] 徒, 只: nothing [adverb] 唯, 只, 但: merely, commonly, simply, only [conjunction] 唯, 只, 但, 惟: but, however, although, except that Alternative spellings 徒, 唯, 但, 惟 |
(This term, 只, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

只 (eum 지 (ji))
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Old Korean
### Pronunciation

Conventionally reconstructed as *-k, after the Middle Korean reflexes.

### Etymology 1
#### Phonogram

只 (*-k)
* A consonantal phonogram denoting coda consonant *-k.

### Etymology 2
#### Particle

只 (*-k)
* An emphatic particle attached to the connective form of verbs.

##### Descendants

* Middle Korean: ㄱ (-k)

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

只 (*ki-)
* The meaning of this term is uncertain. It usually appears after other verbs, taking the honorific suffix 賜 (*-si), and appears to be some kind of auxiliary. It has no known Middle Korean reflex. Nam Pung-hyeon speculates whether it might be connected to or be a variant of 在 (*KYE-).

### References

* 남풍현 [nampunghyeon] (2004) “시상의 조동사 '在/𠂇/겨'의 발달' [The development of the aspectual auxiliary kye-]”, in Gugeo gukmunhak, volume 138, pages 5—34
* 황선엽 (Hwang Seon-yeop) et al. (2009) 석독구결사전/釋讀口訣辭典 [Dictionary of interpretive gugyeol], Bakmunsa, →ISBN, pages 411—549

## Vietnamese
### Han character

只: Hán Nôm readings: chỉ
* chữ Hán form of chỉ (“only; just; simply; merely”).