Meaning
resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money
Chinese: 资金、资源或资格。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zi” becomes a different word in each tone. 资 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 资金zī jīnfunds; capital
- 资格zī géqualifications; seniority
- 工资gōng zīwages; pay
- 资料zī liàomaterial; resources; data; information
- 投资tóu zīinvestment; to invest
Example Sentence
老师给我们提供了很多学习资料。Lǎo shī gěi wǒ men tí gōng le hěn duō xué xí zī liào.The teacher provided us with a lot of study materials.
老师Lǎo shīteacher给gěito我们wǒ menwe提供tí gōngto offer了le(completed action)很hěnvery多duōmany学习xué xíto learn资料zī liàomaterial。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
次 (sound) over 贝 (cowrie, money): means/wealth — ‘resources, capital, funds; to provide, subsidize; qualifications, standing’ (资金, 资源, 资格). Simplified from 資.
A way to remember it
Money (贝) at your disposal — capital, resources.