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茈

cí

a plant yielding a red dye

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (plant) provides meaning, 此 provides pronunciation

HSK 9 strokes Uncommon (71%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

艹

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

此

cǐ

this, these; in this case, then

⿱艹此 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

cǎo

艹

grass, weed, plant, herb

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting

3 strokes

cǐ

此

this, these; in this case, then

🔤 Pictophonetic: 匕 (sitting man) provides meaning, 止 provides pronunciation

6 strokes HSK 4

zhǐ

止

to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

📷 Pictographic: A foot

4 strokes HSK 4

shàng

上

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

3 strokes HSK 1

⺊

💡 Ideographic: A crack on an oracle bone; compare 卜

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

bǐ

匕

spoon, ladle; knife, dirk

📷 Pictographic: A spoon

2 strokes

Words Using 茈 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

茈 ↗

zǐ

Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)

zǐ

茈 ↗

Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)