栽 (zāi): To plant — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

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Stroke Order Diagrams 栽

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

栽=𢦏cut+木tree

To plant a tree (木) by cutting and inserting it into the ground, a deliberate act of cultivation — to plant or grow.

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HSK Vocabulary: 栽

HSK words that contain this character.

栽培

zāi péi

cultivate; grow; plant

HSK 6

栽赃

zāi zāng

frame

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 栽 is used in context

nóng农

mín民

zhèng正

zài在

tián田

lǐ里

zāi栽

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Farmers are cultivating rice in the fields.

wǒ我

men们

zài在

xiào校

yuán园

lǐ里

zāi栽

shù树

měi美

huà化

huán环

jìng境

。

We plant trees on campus to beautify the environment.

chūn春

tiān天

dào到

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǔn准

bèi备

zài在

yuàn院

zi子

lǐ里

zāi栽

jǐ几

kē棵

shù树

。

Spring has arrived, and we are preparing to plant a few trees in the yard.

chūn春

tiān天

shì是

zāi栽

zhòng种

huā花

huì卉

de的

hǎo好

shí时

jié节

。

Spring is a good time to plant flowers.

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