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孳

zī

to breed; to produce, to bear; to grow recklessly

🔤 Pictophonetic: 子 (child) provides meaning, 兹 provides pronunciation

HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (49%)

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兹

zī

now, here; this; time, year

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

⿱兹子 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zī

兹

now, here; this; time, year

9 strokes

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⿰幺幺

Radical component

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

3 strokes HSK 1

了

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

📷 Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 孳 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

孳乳 ↗

zīrǔ

to multiply (kinds, difficulties) / to reproduce / to derive (compounds)

zīrǔ

孳乳 ↗

to multiply (kinds, difficulties) / to reproduce / to derive (compounds)

孳 ↗

zī

industrious / produce / bear

zī

孳 ↗

industrious / produce / bear

孳生 ↗

zīshēng

to multiply / to breed

zīshēng

孳生 ↗

to multiply / to breed