芝 (zhī): A type of fragrant plant or mushroom — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0:Recognition 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 芝

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 芝

3.

Character Breakdown

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芝

艹cǎo · grass

之zhī

芝=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 芝

芝 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 芝

Common word with 芝

One common HSK word with 芝 is 芝麻, meaning "Sesame".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

líng灵

zhī芝

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

zhēn珍

guì

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艹cǎo · grass

+之zhī

The grass component connects this character to plants or plant-based things.

zhī芝

ma麻

Sesame

贵

de的

zhōng中

yào药

cái材

。

Reishi mushroom is a precious Chinese medicinal herb

zhī芝

jiā加

gē哥

shì是

měi美

guó国

de的

zhòng重

yào要

chéng城

shì市

。

Chicago is an important city in the United States

zhè这

gè个

pī披

sà萨

shàng上

fàng放

le了

hěn很

duō多

zhī芝

shì士

。

This pizza has a lot of cheese on it.

miàn面

bāo包

shàng上

sā撒

le了

xiē些

zhī芝

má麻

。

Some sesame seeds are sprinkled on the bread

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