淄(zī)

11 strokes

black

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Character information

Pinyin
zī
Meaning
black; name of a river
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 淄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵甾

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 甾 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ甾zāi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 淄 step by step

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

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Words with 淄

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

zī淄bó博

see 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4]

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zī淄chuān川

Zichuan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong

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zī淄dù蠹

to be worn out

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zī淄bó博shì市

Zibo, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省

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lín临zī淄

see 临淄区

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Related characters

From 淄’s common words

博川蠹市临

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