滋 (zī): to grow, to nourish, to increase
滋 (zī) is a Chinese character meaning “to grow.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 兹 (phonetic). It ranks #1907 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 滋 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to grow
- to nourish
- to increase
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste |
| 艾滋病 | ài zī bìng | (loanword) AIDS |
| 艾滋 | ài zī | (loanword) AIDS |
| 滋润 | zī rùn | moist |
| 爱滋病 | ài zī bìng | variant of 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4] |
| 爱滋 | ài zī | AIDS (loanword) |
| 艾滋病毒 | ài zī bìng dú | human immune deficiency virus (HIV) |
| 滋生 | zī shēng | to breed |
| 滋养 | zī yǎng | to nourish |
| 滋事 | zī shì | to cause trouble |
| 滋长 | zī zhǎng | to grow (usually of abstract things) |
| 有滋有味 | yǒu zī yǒu wèi | flavorsome |
| 滋补 | zī bǔ | nourishing |
| 滋补品 | zī bǔ pǐn | tonic |
| 美滋滋 | měi zī zī | very happy |
滋 appears in 37 compound words: 41 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 41 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 滋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
站在桥上望去，滋水缓缓向东流去。
zhàn zài qiáo shǎng wàng qù , zī shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .
Standing on the bridge, one can see the Zishui River flowing gently eastward.
爱滋病毒如何伤害大脑?微胶细胞恐是关键
ài zī bìng dú rú hé shāng hài dà nǎo ? wēi jiāo xì bāo kǒng shì guān jiàn
...26高端燕窝礼盒推荐:5大维度下10款高滋补燕窝品牌推荐
. . . 2 6 gāo duān yān wō lǐ hé tuī jiàn : 5 dà wéi dù xià 1 0 kuǎn gāo zī bǔ yān wō pǐn pái tuī jiàn
新身分曝光!朱培滋出外景“忘擦防晒”下田
xīn shēn fēn pù guāng ! zhū péi zī chū wài jǐng wàng cā fáng shài xià tián
New Identity Revealed! Zhu Peizi Forgets to Apply Sunscreen During Outdoor Shoot and Ends Up in the Field
是什么,让老班长心里不是滋味?
shì shén má , ràng lǎo bān cháng xīn lǐ bù shì zī wèi ?
What makes the old squad leader feel uncomfortable?
她在钢琴上弹了一首华尔滋舞曲。
Tā zài gāngqín shàng tán le yī shǒu huā ěr zī wǔqǔ.
She played a waltz on the piano.
胎盘的角色是滋养胎儿。
Tāipán de juésè shì zīyǎng tāi'ér.
The role of the placenta is to nourish the foetus.
你尝过真正饥饿的滋味吗？
Nǐ cháng guo zhēnzhèng jī'è de zīwèi ma?
Do you know what it is like to be really hungry?
你知道悲伤的滋味么？
Nǐ zhīdào bēishāng de zīwèi me?
Do you know what sadness feels like?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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