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Animated Stroke Order 资

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How to write 资 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 资

资 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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资

次next, secondary

贝shell, money

资=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 资

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5.

How to Use 资

Financial or Material Resources

Words where 资 refers to money, funds, or supplies.

工资 • gōng zī • wage; salary • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 资

资料 • zī liào • means; resources; materials

HSK 5

zī资

liào

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shì是

zī资

shēn深

lǎo老

shī师

Information

Pinyinzī

Meaningcapital, resources, money

Strokes10

Radical贝

Traditional資

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1040

Zhuyinㄗ

UnicodeU+8D44

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次next, secondary

+贝shell, money

Resources (贝) are measured and distributed (次) — assets or capital that flow like water.

gōng工

zī资

wage; salary

投资 • tóu zī • invest • HSK 5

HSK 5

tóu投

zī资

invest

资金 • zī jīn • fund • HSK 5

HSK 5

zī资

jīn金

fund

Qualification or Seniority

Words where 资 indicates experience, rank, or credentials.

资格 • zī gé • qualification; seniority • HSK 5

HSK 5

zī资

gé格

qualification; seniority

资深 • zī shēn • senior; veteran; experienced • HSK 6

HSK 6

zī资

shēn深

senior; veteran; experienced

料

means; resources; materials

资源 • zī yuán • (natural) resources

HSK 5

zī资

yuán源

(natural) resources

物资 • wù zī • goods and materials

HSK 6

wù物

zī资

goods and materials

资产 • zī chǎn • property; means; capital

HSK 6

zī资

chǎn产

property; means; capital

资助 • zī zhù • aid financially; subsidise

HSK 6

zī资

zhù助

aid financially; subsidise

资本 • zī běn • capital [economics]

HSK 6

zī资

běn本

capital [economics]

。

He is a senior teacher.

tā他

de的

zī资

lì历

hěn很

lǎo老

。

He has very senior qualifications.

tā他

jì计

huà划

tóu投

zī资

fáng房

dì地

chǎn产

háng行

yè业

。

He plans to invest in the real estate industry.

wǒ我

de的

gōng工

zī资

měi每

yuè月

shí十

wǔ五

hào号

fā发

fàng放

。

My salary is paid on the 15th of every month.

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

zì自

rán然

zī资

yuán源

hěn很

fēng丰

fù富

。

This region has abundant natural resources

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zi".

孜zībe as diligent as possible
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs
淄zīriver in Shandong province
渍zìsoak, steep; dye; stains; sodden
姊zǐelder sister
咨zīto consult, to take counsel

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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