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zhī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhī | zhi1
English translation
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
branches, limbs; to branch off

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About zhī

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhī

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of zhī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木支

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Zhī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zhī represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhī

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chūn yǒu le 消息 xiāoxi , 树枝 shù zhī shǎng de lín bāo xiǎn zhāo Hóng féi .

Spring was in the air , the buds on the trees swelled pink.

zhǐ 无望 wú wàng de yòu zhǎo 本能 běnnéng de 抓住 zhuā zhù ǎi shù de 枝干,一下 yīxià jiù 抓住不 fàng le .

By instinct he catches hold of a small tree with his right claw.

苹果树 de 树枝 shù zhī Cháo 田里 shēn , Huā zài le 草上.

The apple tree leaned to the field, dropping its flowers on the grass.

灌木 guàn mù hěn xiàng shù , dàn xiǎo duō , qiě 岔枝丛生 cóng shēng .

Shrubs are much like trees, but are smaller and more profusely branched.

树枝 shù zhī 修得太苦 le .

The trees are overpruned.

Words with zhī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhī branch zhī
树枝 shù zhī branch樹枝
荔枝 lì zhī litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)荔枝 lì zhī
枝叶 zhī yè branch and leaf枝葉
枝条 zhī tiáo branch枝條
分枝 fēn zhī branch分枝 fēn zhī
橄榄枝 gǎn lǎn zhī olive branch橄欖枝
花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù outstanding一枝獨秀
花枝 huā zhī squid (on dining menus)花枝 huā zhī
细枝末节 xì zhī mò jié minor details細枝末節
枝节 zhī jié branches and knots枝節
桂枝 guì zhī cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)桂枝 guì zhī
节外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising節外生枝
攀枝花 Pān zhī huā Panzhihua prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan攀枝花 Pān zhī huā
粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè boorish粗枝大葉
枝子 zhī zi twig枝子 zhī zi
剪枝 jiǎn zhī to prune (branches etc)剪枝 jiǎn zhī
枝桠 zhī yā branch枝椏
枝江 Zhī jiāng Zhijiang county level city in Yichang 宜昌 Yí chāng [Yí​chāng], Hubei枝江 Zhī jiāng

zhī Decomposition & Compounds

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zhī Decomposition

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