植 (zhí): to plant
植 (zhí) is a Chinese character meaning “to plant.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 直 (phonetic). It ranks #1122 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 植 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- to plant
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 植
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移植 | yí zhí | to transplant |
| 植入 | zhí rù | to implant |
| 植物人 | zhí wù rén | person in a vegetative state |
| 种植园 | zhòng zhí yuán | plantation |
| 植物园 | zhí wù yuán | botanical garden |
| 植物油 | zhí wù yóu | vegetable oil |
| 植物学 | zhí wù xué | botany |
| 植被 | zhí bèi | vegetation |
| 培植 | péi zhí | to cultivate |
| 动植物 | dòng zhí wù | plants and animals |
| 植树 | zhí shù | to plant trees |
| 植皮 | zhí pí | to graft skin |
| 扶植 | fú zhí | to foster |
| 植株 | zhí zhū | (agriculture) plant |
| 草本植物 | cǎo běn zhí wù | herbaceous plant |
植 appears in 78 compound words: 40 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 45 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 植 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 植.
Example Sentences
学校组织学生参加植树活动，培养他们的环保意识。
Xuéxiào zǔzhī xuéshēng cānjiā zhíshù huódòng, péiyǎng tāmen de huánbǎo yìshi.
The school organized students to participate in tree planting activities to cultivate their environmental awareness.
...咪“小五郎”前肢伤口深难痊愈 专业兽医移植皮肤手术终康复
. . . 咪 xiǎo wǔ láng qián zhī shāng kǒu shēn nán 痊 yù zhuān yè shòu yī yí zhí pí fū shǒu shù zhōng kāng fù
... Mi "Xiaogolang" forelimb wound is deep and difficult to heal, and a professional veterinarian has finally recovered from skin transplant surgery
...人口感染的 EB 病毒取得关键突破,为移植患者带来新希望
. . . rén kǒu gǎn rǎn de bìng dú qǔ dé guān jiàn tū pò , wéi yí zhí huàn zhě dài lái xīn xī wàng
... Key Breakthrough in Population-Borne EBV Virus Brings New Hope for Transplant Patients
河川地生長香氛植物「石薺薴」 花蓮光復鄉民嘗試復育
hé chuān dì shēng 長 xiāng fēn zhí wù shí 薺 薴 huā 蓮 guāng 復 鄉 mín 嘗 試 復 yù
The Fragrance Plant "Shi Qi Chai" Grows in the Riverland Hualien Guanghuei Villagers Tried to Restore it
移植心臟運送遭乾冰凍壞 男童苦撐2月亡
yí zhí xīn 臟 運 sòng zāo 乾 bīng 凍 壞 nán tóng kǔ 撐 yuè wáng
Transplanted heart delivery damaged by dry ice, boy died in 2 months of suffering
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西洋常春藤是攀缘藤本植物。
Xīyáng chángchūnténg shì pān yuán téngběnzhíwù.
English ivy is a climbing vine.
有些植物无法适应寒冷。
Yǒuxiē zhíwù wúfǎ shìyìng hánlěng.
Some plants cannot adapt themselves to the cold.
您吃早餐前给植物浇水。
Nín chī zǎocān qián gěi zhíwù jiāoshuǐ.
Water the plants before eating breakfast.
从根部把植物拔出来。
Cóng gēn bù bǎ zhíwù bá chūlái.
Pull the plant up by the roots.
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