Chinese Word: 滋 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

滋HSK 6

Pinyin: zī

English Definition: to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt

Chinese Definition:
①生出，长：滋生。滋芽。滋事。滋扰(骚扰生事)。潜滋暗长。
②增益，加多：滋养。滋补。滋阴。
③汁液，润泽：滋润。
④味道：滋味。
⑤喷射：往外滋水。
⑥浊：“何故使吾水滋？”

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:兹 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 磁

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艾滋病	ài zī bìng	AIDS (loanword)
滋味HSK 6	zī wèi	taste; flavor; feeling
滋生	zī shēng	to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create
滋润HSK 6	zī rùn	moist; humid; to moisten; to provide moisture; comfortably off
滋养	zī yǎng	to nourish

1		jiā 加 fān qié jiàng 蕃茄酱 huò 或 měi nǎi zī 美乃滋？ qǐng 请 jiā 加 fān qié jiàng 蕃茄酱。 With ketchup or mayonnaise?With ketchup, please.
2		jiě jie 姐姐 zài 在 chú fáng lǐ 厨房里 dùn 炖 le 了 yī guō 一锅 jī tāng 鸡汤， zī rùn 滋润 yòu 又 měi wèi 美味。 My sister stewed a pot of chicken soup in the kitchen, which is nourishing and delicious.
3		gǔ diǎn 古典 yīn yuè 音乐 zī yǎng 滋养 rén xīn 人心， ràng 让 rén men 人们 gǎn shòu dào 感受到 nèi xīn 内心 shēn chù 深处 de 的 níng jìng 宁静 yǔ 与 píng hé 平和。 Classical music nourishes the soul and brings inner tranquility.