芝 — Chinese character
芝
zhī
sesame; a magical mushroom
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 艹 之
- Formation
- pictophonetic — plant; meaning component 艹; sound component 之
- Japanese
- 芝 as a kanji
Common words with 芝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝麻 | zhī ma | sesame (seed) |
| 芝士 | zhī shì | (loanword) cheese |
| 灵芝 (靈芝) | líng zhī | lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) |
| 芝麻油 | zhī ma yóu | sesame oil |
| 芝麻官 | zhī ma guān | low ranking official; petty bureaucrat |
| 芝麻酱 (芝麻醬) | zhī ma jiàng | sesame paste |
| 芝兰 (芝蘭) | zhī lán | lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments |
| 云芝 (雲芝) | yún zhī | turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) |
| 芝麻小事 | zhī ma xiǎo shì | trivial matter; trifle |
| 芝麻绿豆 (芝麻綠豆) | zhī ma lǜ dòu | trivial; minute (size) |
| 紫芝眉宇 | zǐ zhī méi yǔ | your appearance (honorific) |
| 芝士蛋糕 | zhī shì dàn gāo | cheesecake |
English words written with 芝
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.