食指 (shí zhǐ) — index finger, forefinger; figuratively, number of dependents to feed (in a family, in phrases like 食指浩繁)

Definition

Examples

• 他用食指指着地图上的北京。
  Tā yòng shí zhǐ zhǐ zhe dì tú shàng de běi jīng.
  He used his index finger to point at Beijing on the map.
• 家中食指浩繁，他不得不辛苦工作。
  Jiā zhōng shí zhǐ hào fán, tā bù dé bù xīn kǔ gōng zuò.
  With many mouths to feed at home, he has to work hard.
• 食指是手部最灵活的指头之一。
  shí zhǐ Shì shǒu bù zuì líng huó de zhǐ tou zhī yī.
  The index finger is one of the most dexterous fingers on the hand.