芝 (zhī): Zoysia pungens
芝 (zhī) is a Chinese character meaning “zoysia pungens.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 之 (phonetic). It ranks #2104 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 芝 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- Zoysia pungens
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝加哥proper-noun | zhī jiā gē | Chicago, USA |
| 芝士noun | zhī shì | (loanword) cheese |
| 芝麻noun | zhī ma | sesame (seed) |
| 芝麻油noun | zhī ma yóu | sesame oil |
| 芝麻酱noun | zhī ma jiàng | sesame paste |
| 东芝proper-noun | dōng zhī | Toshiba, Japanese electronics company |
| 张柏芝 | zhāng bó zhī | Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer |
| 芝加哥大学 | zhī jiā gē dà xué | University of Chicago |
| 阿芝特克人 | ā zhī tè kè rén | Aztec (person) |
| 阿芝特克语 | ā zhī tè kè yǔ | Aztec language (Nahuatl) |
| 芝麻小事phrase | zhī ma xiǎo shì | trivial matter |
| 芝兰之室 | zhī lán zhī shì | lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom) |
| 林芝市 | lín zhī shì | Nyingchi, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区 |
| 芝心 | zhī xīn | stuffed crust (pizza) |
| 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 | jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā | to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) |
芝 appears in 34 compound words: 62 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 18 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 芝 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
Example Sentences
这个芝字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě zhī zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "芝" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
“芝麻美食市集”人气品牌晒冷 芝麻卷/芝麻汤...
zhī má měi shí shì jí rén qì pǐn pái shài lěng zhī má juǎn zhī má tāng . . .
"Sesame Food Market" popular brand sun-cold sesame rolls/sesame soup...
《经济》ISM:2月芝加哥PMI升至57.7
jīng jì I S M : 2 yuè zhī jiā gē P M I shēng zhì 5 7 . 7
Economics ISM: Chicago PMI rose to 57.7 in February
芝市府超额罚款 法官裁决需退款1亿给驾驶人...
zhī shì fǔ chāo é fá kuǎn fǎ guān cái jué xū tuì kuǎn 1 yì gěi jià shǐ rén . . .
The judge ruled that the driver should be refunded 100 million yuan...
芝商所重启天然气期货交易 此前因技术故障短...
zhī shāng suǒ chóng qǐ tiān rán qì qī huò jiāo yì cǐ qián yīn jì shù gù zhàng duǎn . . .
CME Group resumed natural gas futures trading after a short technical failure...
哈芝芝:政府与社团合作 保障沙福祉与稳定发展
hā zhī zhī : zhèng fǔ yǔ shè tuán gě zuò bǎo zhàng shā fú 祉 yǔ wěn dìng fā zhǎn
Hajiji: The government and the community cooperate to ensure the well-being and stable development of the sand
我吃了黑芝麻冰淇淋。
Wǒ chī le hēi zhīma bīngqílín.
I ate black sesame ice cream.
他中途在洛杉矶和芝加哥停留。
Tā zhōngtú zài Luòshānjī hé Zhījiāgē tíngliú.
He stopped over at Los Angeles and Chicago.
他们坐车去芝加哥。
Tāmen zuòchē qù Zhījiāgē.
They went to Chicago by car.
下週六早上我要去芝加哥。
Xiàzhōu liù zǎoshang wǒ yào qù Zhījiāgē.
I'm leaving for Chicago next Saturday morning.
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