Chinese Word: 茈 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

茈

Pinyin: zǐ

English Definition: Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)

Chinese Definition:
①(茈草)多年生草本植物，叶椭圆形，茎叶有细毛，夏季开白色小花，根皮紫色，可入药，亦可作紫色染料。亦作“紫草”。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:此 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 此 [ cǐ ] this, these; in this case, then

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1		duì 对 yǔ 与 shī rén 诗人 lái shuō 来说， zuì dà 最大 de 的 bēi jù 悲剧 mò guò 莫过 yǔ 与 yóu 由 zǐ 茈 wù jiě 误解 ér 而 shòu dào 受到 qīn pèi 钦佩。（ kē kè tuō 科克托） The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. (J. Cocteau )
2		nǐ 你 yě 也 kě yǐ 可以 tōng guò 通过 bǐ 比 zǐ 茈 jiàn lì 建立 zhè zhǒng 这种 yí dòng 移动 lián jiē 连接， zhè yàng 这样 nǐ 你 jiù 就 kě yǐ 可以 suí shí 随时 kàn dào 看到 rèn hé 任何 háng bān 航班 bān cì 班次 de 的 shí kè biǎo 时刻表 le 了。 You can also set up such alerts through Orbitz, which enables you to keep track of any number of airlines.