孜 (zī): used in 孜孜
孜 (zī) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 孜孜.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 子 (phonetic) and 攵 (semantic). It ranks #3924 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 孜 script. Its radical form 子 (child) appears in many related characters such as 子 (zǐ, son), 学 (xué, to learn), 字 (zì, letter).
Definitions
- used in 孜孜
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孜孜不倦phrase | zī zī bù juàn | lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom) |
| 柏孜克里克千佛洞 | bó zī kè lǐ kè qiān fó dòng | the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang |
| 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州proper-noun | kè zī lè sū kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu | Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3... |
| 克孜尔千佛洞 | kè zī ěr qiān fó dòng | Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang |
| 甘孜藏族自治州proper-noun | gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 |
| 乌孜别克语 | wū zī bié kè yǔ | Uzbek language |
| 乌孜别克族 | wū zī bié kè zú | Uzbek ethnic group |
| 柯尔克孜语noun | kē ěr kè zī yǔ | Kyrghiz language |
| 柯尔克孜族noun | kē ěr kè zī zú | Kyrgyz ethnic group |
| 达孜区 | dá zī qū | Dagzê, a district of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市, Tibet |
| 克孜勒苏河 | kè zī lè sū hé | Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang |
| 克孜勒苏州 | kè zī lè sū zhōu | see 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州|克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 |
| 乌孜别克 | wū zī bié kè | Uzbek ethnic group |
| 克孜尔尕哈 | kè zī ěr gǎ hā | Kizilgaha, site of a famous fire beacon tower and cliff caves in Kuqa, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang |
| 柯尔克孜adjective | kē ěr kè zī | Kyrgyz ethnic group |
孜 appears in 35 compound words: 17 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 63 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 孜.
Example Sentences
在甘孜州歌舞团副团长真知看来,这是《长征长征》区别于同类题材的最大特色。
zài gān zī zhōu gē wǔ tuán fù tuán cháng zhēn zhī kàn lái , zhè shì cháng zhēng cháng zhēng qū bié yú tóng lèi tí cái de zuì dà tè sè .
In the view of Zhenzhi, deputy director of the Ganzi Prefecture Song and Dance Troupe, this is the most distinctive feature that sets *The Long March, The Long March* apart from other works on the same theme.
甘孜州委宣传部供图 当日10时,10公里徒步体验组在洛绒牛场准时开赛。
gān zī zhōu wěi xuān chuán bù gōng tú dāng rì 1 0 shí , 1 0 gōng lǐ tú bù tǐ yàn zǔ zài luò róng niú chǎng zhǔn shí kāi sài .
Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of the Ganzi Prefecture Party Committee. At 10:00 a.m. that day, the 10-kilometer hiking experience group began the race on time at Luorong Pasture.
然而,据合作社第九代传人迪丽努尔·艾则孜回忆,过去的情况远非如此。
rán ér , jù hé zuò shè dì jiǔ dài chuán rén dí lì nǔ ěr ài zé zī huí yì , guò qù de qíng kuàng yuǎn fēi rú cǐ .
However, according to Dilinur Aizezi, the ninth-generation descendant of the cooperative, things were far from that in the past.
带着孜然与烤包子的香气,是能治愈一切内耗的“多巴胺色”。
dài zhe zī rán yǔ kǎo bāo zǐ de xiāng qì , shì néng zhì yù yī qiē nèi hào de duō bā àn sè .
With the aroma of cumin and roasted buns, it’s a “dopamine color” that can heal all inner turmoil.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 攵 (script) component
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