Meaning
grow; reproduce
Chinese: 繁殖、生长。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhi” becomes a different word in each tone. 殖 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce; to propagate
- 殖民地zhí mín dìcolony
- 养殖yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)
- 生殖shēng zhíto reproduce; to flourish
- 定殖dìng zhí(microbiology) to colonize; colonization
Example Sentence
农民在池塘里养殖鱼虾。Nóng mín zài chí táng lǐ yǎng zhí yú xiā.The farmers breed fish and shrimp in the pond.
农民Nóng mínpeasant在zàiat池塘chí tángpool里lǐinside养殖yǎng zhíto raise鱼yúfish (CL:条,尾)虾xiāshrimp。