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志 7 strokes

志 zhì — aspiration; ambition

7 strokes · radical 心 (heart)

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A heart under 士. What the heart is set on: the will, an ambition, and in 杂志 a record of it.

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A heart under 士.

Words it turns up in

励志同志志趣

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