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Characters, words, pinyin or English

植 zhí tree

tree; plant; to grow

How to remember 植: 木 tree + 直 straight = tree. Dad ties the young tree to a stick so it grows straight, and ten years later it is the tallest tree on the street.

  • 1,124. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 木

Component breakdown

植 = 木 tree + 直 straight

  • 木 tree
  • 直 straight
    • 十 ten
    • 目 eye
The Gushi story

Dad ties the young tree to a stick so it grows straight, and ten years later it is the tallest tree on the street.

How it is used

  • Means 'to plant' and 'plant (vegetation)'. Bound: 植物 (zhíwù) plant(s), 种植 (zhòngzhí) to cultivate/grow crops.
  • 种植 stresses the act of planting and tending; 植物 is the living thing itself.
  • Also 移植 (yízhí) transplant - literal (a tree) or medical (an organ).

Words with 植

Example sentences

  • 玫瑰属于蔷薇科植物。 Méigui shǔyú qiángwēikē zhíwù.Roses belong to the Rosaceae family.