滋(zī)

HSK 7-912 strokes

to grow

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Character information

Pinyin
zī
Meaning
to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 滋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵兹

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ兹zī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 滋 step by step

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

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Words with 滋

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

zī滋wèi味
HSK 7-9

taste

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zī滋rùn润
HSK 7-9

moist

Open 滋润 page →
měi美zī滋zī滋
HSK 7-9

very happy; elated

Open 美滋滋 page →
ài艾zī滋bìng病
HSK 7-9

(loanword) AIDS

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ài爱zī滋

AIDS (loanword); see also 爱滋病

Open 爱滋 page →
sōng松zī滋

see 松滋市[Song1 zi1 Shi4]

Open 松滋 page →
zī滋shì事

to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute

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xǐ喜zī滋zī滋

pleased

Open 喜滋滋 page →

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