籽 (zǐ): seeds
籽 (zǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “seeds.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (structural) and 子 (structural). It ranks #3094 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 籽 a grain 米 seed 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 粗 (cū, (of sth long) wide), 粉 (fěn, powder), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- seeds
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA grain 米 seed 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰米子 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草籽 | cǎo zǐ | grass seed |
| 菜籽油noun | cài zǐ yóu | rapeseed oil |
| 奇亚籽noun | qí yà zǐ | (loanword) chia seed |
| 亚麻籽noun | yà má zǐ | flaxseed |
| 胡麻籽 | hú má zǐ | sesame seed |
| 籽实noun | zǐ shí | seed |
| 无籽 | wú zǐ | seedless |
| 油菜籽noun | yóu cài zǐ | oilseed rape (Brassica campestris) |
| 茴香籽 | huí xiāng zǐ | cumin |
| 蓖麻籽 | bì má zǐ | castor beans |
| 鱼籽 | yú zǐ | variant of 魚子|鱼子 |
| 芥菜籽noun | jiè cài zǐ | mustard seed |
| 菜籽noun | cài zǐ | vegetable seeds |
| 莳萝籽 | shí luó zǐ | dill seed |
籽 appears in 14 compound words: 7 as the first character, 86 as the last, and 7 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 籽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
籽字由9笔画组成,结构很巧妙。
zǐ zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "籽" consists of nine strokes and has a very ingenious structure.
每年向日葵结籽后,葵花籽卖了可以榨油,剩下的花饼和秸秆可以搅碎了喂牛,几乎没有废料。
měi nián xiàng rì 葵 jié zǐ hòu , 葵 huā zǐ mài le kě yǐ zhà yóu , shèng xià de huā bǐng hé 秸 秆 kě yǐ jiǎo suì le wéi niú , jī hū méi yǒu fèi liào .
Every year, after the sunflowers produce seeds, the sunflower seeds are sold to be pressed for oil, and the remaining oilcake and straw are chopped up to feed the cows—there is almost no waste.
蔬菜出锅之后沥干水分,加点蒸鱼豉油或生抽,淋上香油或亚麻籽油,就是美味的一道菜啦!
shū cài chū guō zhī hòu 沥 gān shuǐ fēn , jiā diǎn zhēng yú 豉 yóu huò shēng chōu , lín shàng xiāng yóu huò yà má zǐ yóu , jiù shì měi wèi de yī dào cài lā !
Once the vegetables are done cooking, drain them, add a little steamed fish soy sauce or light soy sauce, and drizzle with sesame oil or flaxseed oil—and you’ve got a delicious dish!
空心打籽绣、凸金绣、金葱绣等各式针法各擅其妙,绣品纹样灵动雅致,针脚排布细密考究。
kōng xīn dǎ zǐ xiù , tū jīn xiù , jīn cōng xiù děng gè shì zhēn fǎ gè shàn qí miào , xiù pǐn wén yàng líng dòng yǎ zhì , zhēn jiǎo pái bù xì mì kǎo jiū .
Various embroidery techniques—such as openwork seed-stitch embroidery, raised gold embroidery, and glitter embroidery—each have their own unique charm; the designs are lively and elegant, and the stitching is meticulously arranged.
再准备一个柠檬,用盐搓一下表面,清洗干净之后切成片,去掉柠檬籽,防止泡久了发苦。
zài zhǔn bèi yī gè 柠 檬 , yòng yán cuō yī xià biǎo miàn , qīng xǐ gān jìng zhī hòu qiē chéng piàn , qù diào 柠 檬 zǐ , fáng zhǐ pāo jiǔ le fā kǔ .
Prepare another lemon, rub the surface with salt, wash it thoroughly, then slice it and remove the seeds to prevent it from becoming bitter if left to soak for too long.
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