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痔

zhì

Character

What 痔 means

1. piles
2. hemorrhoid

Words starting with 痔

• 痔疮zhì chuānghemorrhoid

Characters built on 寺

These share the phonetic component 寺 (sì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support
• 诗shīpoem; poetry; verse
• 侍shìto serve; to attend upon
• 峙zhì(literary) to tower aloft
• 恃shì(bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother

Characters that look like 痔

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 棒bàngstick; club; cudgel
• 痒yǎngto itch; to tickle
• 婢bìslave girl; maid servant
• 舜ShùnShun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
• 搀chānto take by the arm and assist; variant of 掺
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk

Sounds the same

Read zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 至to arrive; most; to
• 质character; nature; quality
• 志aspiration; ambition; the will
• 制system; to control; to regulate
• 治to rule; to govern; to manage
• 置to install; to place; to put
• 致(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 智(literary) wise; wisdom
• 秩(literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (literary) order…
• 滞(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
• 帜flag
• 挚sincere