芝
Zoysia pungens
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How 芝 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 之 (phonetic, zhī)
How to remember it
sesame · Heisig RSH #2252
flower + sign of Zorro
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 芝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿芝特克人 | Ā zhī tè kè rén | Aztec (person) |
| 阿芝特克语 | Ā zhī tè kè yǔ | Aztec language (Nahuatl) |
| 芝加哥大学 | Zhī jiā gē Dà xué | University of Chicago |
| 芝麻小事 | zhī ma xiǎo shì | trivial matter; trifle |
| 芝兰之室 | zhī lán zhī shì | lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company |
| 林芝市 | Lín zhī Shì | Nyingchi, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 … |
| 芝兰玉树 | zhī lán yù shù | lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects |
| 芝麻绿豆 | zhī ma lǜ dòu | trivial; minute (size) |
| 芝麻包 | zhī ma bāo | sesame bun |
| 芝麻油 | zhī ma yóu | sesame oil |
| 陈谷子烂芝麻 | chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma | lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip |
| 芝麻菜 | zhī ma cài | (botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa) |
| 芝麻官 | zhī ma guān | low ranking official; petty bureaucrat |
| 芝加哥 | Zhī jiā gē | Chicago, USA |
| 高仙芝 | Gāo Xiān zhī | Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 … |
| 芝心 | zhī xīn | stuffed crust (pizza); cheesy crust |
| 王仙芝 | Wáng Xiān zhī | Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late … |
| 东芝 | Dōng zhī | Toshiba, Japanese electronics company |
| 林芝 | Lín zhī | see 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4] |
| 芝兰 | zhī lán | lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble character, beaut… |