滋 zī to grow
to grow; to nourish
怎么记住“滋”: 氵 water + 兹 now = to grow. The girl gives her tomato seedlings fresh water every morning, and now they finally begin to grow big red fruit.
部件结构
滋 = 氵 water + 兹 now
- 氵 water
- 兹 now
The girl gives her tomato seedlings fresh water every morning, and now they finally begin to grow big red fruit.
用法
- To nourish/moisten and to breed/grow - 滋润 (zīrùn) moist/nourishing (skin, life), 滋养 (zīyǎng) to nourish, 滋生 (zīshēng) to breed (mosquitoes, trouble).
- 滋味 (zīwèi) means taste/flavor, often figurative: 心里不是滋味 (xīnli búshì zīwèi) feeling bad/uneasy. Also 艾滋病 (àizībìng) AIDS.