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此
this; here (formal)
cǐ
6 strokes · 止 (foot/stop) + 匕 (person) — a person stopped right here · HSK 3
Where 此 comes from
A foot come to rest beside a person: stopped at this very spot. Where you stand is 'this place, this moment' — the formal demonstrative 此.
此 in Chinese culture
Airport announcements end 到此结束 'this concludes...'. 因此 therefore, 从此 from then on, 此外 besides. It is 这 in a suit: same meaning, official register.
Example
因此 yīncǐ — therefore
他病了，因此没来。
Tā bìng le, yīncǐ méi lái.
He was ill, therefore he didn't come.
How to remember it
A foot STOPS beside you — right HERE, THIS spot.
从此幸福地生活 'lived happily ever after' — fairy tales close on 从此: 'from this point on'.
Same sound, different tones
Words unlocked by 此
因此 yīncǐ
therefore
从此 cóngcǐ
from then on
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