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zhī

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zhī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhī | zhi1
English translation
spider

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About zhī

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

zhī

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of zhī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫知

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

zhī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and zhī represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhī

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dōng 天花板 tiān huā bǎn shǎng yǒu zhǐ 蜘蛛 zhī zhū .

A spider was on the ceiling.

天底下 tiān dǐ xia 任何 rènhé 力量 lìliang dōu Néng 使 shǐ jiǎn 蜘蛛 zhī zhū .

Nothing in the world would make me pick up a spider.

阿耳巴刻斯 de 性格 xìnggé xiàng 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá de 蜘蛛网 zhī zhū wǎng 一样 yīyàng .

The character of Arbaces was one of those intricate and varied webs.

有人 yǒu rén Néng xiǎng chū 一种 yī zhǒng 不会 bù huì 破坏 pòhuài 生态环境 ér yòu 能够 néng gòu 赶跑 gǎn pǎo 蜘蛛 zhī zhū de 办法 bànfǎ

Can anyone suggest a method of deterring spiders which is ecologically sound?

yòu shòu yòu Gāo 动作 dòngzuò 笨拙 bènzhuō 难看 nán kàn 因此 yīncǐ 有了 yǒu le 蜘蛛人 Zhī zhū rén de 外号 wài hào

His gangling, awkward gait has earned him the name Spiderman.

Words with zhī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蜘蛛 zhī zhū spider蜘蛛 zhī zhū
蜘蛛网 zhī zhū wǎng cobweb蜘蛛網
zhī spider zhī
蜘蛛痣 zhī zhū zhì arterial spider蜘蛛痣 zhī zhū zhì
蜘蛛类 zhī zhū lèi arachnid蜘蛛類

zhī Decomposition & Compounds

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