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title: "Zhiwen Meaning: 指纹 (fingerprint) or 质问 (to question)?"
description: "指纹 (traditional 指紋, zhǐwén) means “fingerprint”. Not the zhiwen you heard? See 质问. Hear its tones, see what 指 and 纹 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiwen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 指纹 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

指纹 zhǐwén

## fingerprint

## Its characters

1. 指 zhǐ finger
2. 纹 wén line

## In a sentence

这部手机可以用指纹解锁。 This phone can be unlocked with a fingerprint.

[More about 指纹](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%87%E7%BA%B9)

## Other words said zhiwen

- [质问zhìwènto question](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B4%A8%E9%97%AE)

## More words with 指 or 纹

- [手指 shǒuzhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouzhi)
- [指标 zhǐbiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhibiao)
- [指出 zhǐchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhichu)
- [指点 zhǐdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhidian)
- [指甲 zhǐjia](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhijia)
- [指控 zhǐkòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhikong)
- [指令 zhǐlìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiling)
- [指南 zhǐnán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhinan)
- [指数 zhǐshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhishu)
- [指望 zhǐwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiwang)

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