志

zhì
#542 most
frequent character
aspiration, ambition, the will

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

志 has 心 heart as meaning part and 士 shì as sound part, first meaning 'ambition'. The meaning then grew to 'will; aspiration' and 'ideal'; 'mark; sign' was borrowed for the sound, and 'record; annals' grew from that.

志 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

志zhì
sign, mark, to record

Homophones

治zhì
rule, govern, manage, cure
至zhì
to, till, until, extremely
志zhì
sign, mark, to record
识zhì
to record, to write a footnote
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain

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