殖(zhí)

HSK 612 strokes
Readingszhíshi

to grow

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Character information

Pinyin
zhí / shi
Meaning
to grow; to reproduce
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 殖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰歹直

In this compound, the meaning comes from 歹 (corpse); 直 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

歹dǎi直zhí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 殖 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 殖

Common words using 殖 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fán繁zhí殖
HSK 6

to breed

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yǎng养zhí殖
HSK 7-9

to raise; to breed (animals etc)

Open 养殖 page →
zēng增zhí殖

growth; increase

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kěn垦zhí殖

to open up land for cultivation

Open 垦殖 page →
dìng定zhí殖

(microbiology) to colonize; colonization

Open 定殖 page →
bàn半zhí殖mín民dì地

semicolonial

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yǒu有xìng性shēng生zhí殖

sexual reproduction

Open 有性生殖 page →
zhí殖mín民

colony

Open 殖民 page →

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From 殖’s common words

繁养增垦定半民地

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