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芝 zhī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhī | zhi1
English translation
sesame; a magical mushroom

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About 芝 zhī

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

芝 zhī

Contains the radical

艹 cǎo

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of 芝 zhī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱艹之

Semantic compound

艹 cǎo

Phonetic compound

之 zhī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 cǎo represents the meaning and 之 zhī represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 芝 zhī

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芝麻 zhī ma 开花 kāi huā 节 jiē 节 jiē 高 Gāo .

A sesame stalk puts forth blossoms notch by notch, higher and higher.

他 tā 在 zài 梦 mèng 中 Zhōng 回到 huí dào 了 le 芝加哥 Zhī jiā gē , 回到了他自己 zìjǐ 那 Nā 舒适 shūshì 的 de 家中.

He had been back in Chicago in fancy, in his own comfortable home.

东芝 Dōng zhī 在 zài 中国 Zhōngguó 舆论 yúlùn 追 duī 剿 jiǎo 下 xià 所 suǒ 做的“解释 jiěshì ”简直 jiǎnzhí 是 shì 火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu . 把 bǎ 更 gēng 多 duō 中国 Zhōngguó 人 rén 给 gěi 惹火 rě huǒ 了 le .

That was adding insult to injury. Even more Chinese people were infuriated.

她 tā 在 zài 芝加哥 Zhī jiā gē 换机飞往东 Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn .

She changed in Chicago on her way to the east coast.

那 Nā 黑 Hēi 芝麻 zhī ma 似的 shìde 一 yī 片 piān 细 xì 点子 diǎn zi 还是 háishi 黑沉沉 hēi chēn chēn , 不见 bù jiàn 绿 lǜ 影 yǐng .

The tiny seed - like eggs were still pitch black , without even a hint of green.

Words with 芝 zhī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
芝加哥 Zhī jiā gē Chicago, USA芝加哥 Zhī jiā gē
芝 zhī Zoysia pungens芝 zhī
芝麻 zhī ma sesame (seed)芝麻 zhī ma
芝士 zhī shì cheese (loanword)芝士 zhī shì
东芝 Dōng zhī Toshiba, Japanese electronics company東芝
张柏芝 Zhāng Bó zhī Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer張柏芝
灵芝 líng zhī lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)靈芝
林芝 Lín zhī Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri, Chinese Linzhi林芝 Lín zhī
芝麻酱 zhī ma jiàng sesame paste芝麻醬
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu sesame oil芝麻油 zhī ma yóu
芝加哥大学 Zhī jiā gē Dà xué University of Chicago芝加哥大學
林芝地区 Lín zhī dì qū Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri sa khul, Chinese Linzhi林芝地區
芝麻官 zhī ma guān low ranking official芝麻官 zhī ma guān
芝罘区 Zhī fú qū Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市 Yān tái shì , Shandong芝罘區
高仙芝 Gāo Xiān zhī Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽 Gāo gōu lí [Gāo​gōu​lí] extraction, active in Central Asia高仙芝 Gāo Xiān zhī

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