滋 — Chinese character
滋
zī
to grow, to nourish; to multiply, to thrive
- Pinyin
- zī
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 氵 兹
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 兹
- Japanese
- 滋 as a kanji
Common words with 滋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艾滋病 | ài zī bìng | (loanword) AIDS |
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste; flavor |
| 滋润 (滋潤) | zī rùn | moist; humid |
| 滋生 | zī shēng | to breed; to flourish |
| 滋养 (滋養) | zī yǎng | to nourish |
| 爱滋病 (愛滋病) | ài zī bìng | variant of 艾滋病 (ài zī bìng) |
| 滋长 (滋長) | zī zhǎng | to grow (usually of abstract things); to yield |
| 爱滋 (愛滋) | ài zī | AIDS (loanword); see also 爱滋病 (ài zī bìng) |
| 滋补 (滋補) | zī bǔ | nourishing; nutritious |
| 艾滋 | ài zī | (loanword) AIDS |
| 滋事 | zī shì | to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute |
| 滋扰 (滋擾) | zī rǎo | to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute |
English words written with 滋
滋 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Mencius 2A.1
- Mencius 6B.6
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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