Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

zhī

芝

芝

Preparing animation…

ganoderma; sesame

Numbered pinyin
zhi1
English meanings
ganoderma; sesame; herb

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

A component breakdown is not available for this character yet. Some characters are learned as a whole rather than split into smaller parts.

Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    líng灵zhī芝bèi被dàngzuò当作zhēnguì珍贵yàocái药材。

    Ganoderma is regarded as a precious medicinal material.

  2. 02

    tā她zài在dàngāo蛋糕shàng上sā撒le了zhīma芝麻。

    She sprinkled sesame on the cake.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 灵芝
  • 芝麻
  • 芝士
  • 芝兰