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栀

zhī

Character Traditional 梔

What 栀 means

1. gardenia
2. cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
3. same as {栀子|zhī zi}

Words starting with 栀

• 栀子花zhī zi huācape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
• 栀子zhī zicape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)

Sounds the same

Read zhī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 知to know; to be aware
• 支to support; to sustain; to erect
• 汁juice
• 织to weave; to knit
• 脂fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin
• 枝branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
• 肢limb
• 芝Zoysia pungens
• 吱(onomatopoeia) creaking or groaning
• 氏used in 月氏; used in 阏氏
• 祗respectful (ly)

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