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Animated Stroke Order 质

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 质 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 质

质 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

质

斦two axes

贝shell/currency

质=斦two axes+贝shell/currency

Two axes (斦) weigh against shells (贝) — the essence or quality of something.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 质

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5.

How to Use 质

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 质 works in context.

Abstract Quality or Nature

Words where 质 refers to the inherent character, essence, or quality of something.

性质 • xìng zhì • properties; quality; nature • HSK 5

HSK 5

xìng性

zhì质

properties; quality; nature

本质 • běn zhì • nature; innate character; intrinsic quality • HSK 5

HSK 5

běn本

zhì质

nature; innate character; intrinsic quality

品质 • pǐn zhì • character; quality • HSK 6

HSK 6

pǐn品

zhì质

character; quality

Physical Substance or Material

Words where 质 denotes physical matter, substance, or material composition.

物质 • wù zhì • matter; substance; material • HSK 5

HSK 5

wù物

zhì

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 质

HSK words that contain this character.

质量 • zhì liàng • quality

HSK 4

zhì质

liàng量

quality

优质 • yōu zhì • excellent quality

HSK 3.0 · L5

yōu优

zhì质

excellent quality

保质期 • bǎo zhì qī • shelf life

HSK 3.0 · L5

bǎo保

zhì质

qī期

shelf life

人质 • rén zhì • hostage

HSK 6

rén人

zhì质

hostage

变质 • biàn zhì • go bad; deteriorate

HSK 6

biàn变

zhì质

go bad; deteriorate

实质 • shí zhì • substance; essence; texture

HSK 6

shí实

zhì质

substance; essence; texture

7.

Example Sentences

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

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng定

tí提

chū出

zhì质

yí疑

。

He questioned this decision

wǒ我

men们

yào要

kàn看

qīng清

wèn问

tí题

de的

běn本

zhè这

ge个

chǎn产

pǐn品

de的

zhì质

liàng量

fēi非

cháng

Information

Pinyinzhì

Meaningnature

Strokes8

Radical贝

Traditional質

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1036

Zhuyinㄓˋ

UnicodeU+8D28

CangjieHJBO

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质

matter; substance; material

地质 • dì zhì • geology • HSK 6

HSK 6

dì地

zhì质

geology

蛋白质 • dàn bái zhì • protein • HSK 6

HSK 6

dàn蛋

bái白

zhì质

protein

zhì质

。

We need to see the essence of the problem

常

hǎo好

。

The quality of this product is very good.

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