zhī栀（梔）
栀（梔）
common
noun
plant
Meaning of 栀
栀 means gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides), an evergreen shrub; its fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine and as yellow dye; yellow dye made from gardenia fruit. Pronounced zhī.
- gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides), an evergreen shrub; its fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine and as yellow dye
- yellow dye made from gardenia fruit
Character Info
Radical木
Strokes11
Components
木
巵
Stroke Order
栀
Definitions & Examples
Zhī栀
zi子
huā花
kāi开
le了
，
mǎn满
yuán园
dōu都
shì是
xiāng香
wèi味
。
The gardenia flowers have bloomed, filling the garden with fragrance.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
，
jiào叫
zhī栀
zi子
。
This is a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient called gardenia fruit.
Shān山
zhī栀
zi子
bǐ比
shuǐ水
zhī栀
zi子
guǒ果
shí实
gèng更
xiǎo小
。
Wild gardenia fruit is smaller than the cultivated variety.
Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
zhī栀
zi子
rǎn染
huáng黄
cloth
c
l
o
t
h
。
Ancient people used gardenia to dye cloth yellow.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
棵/ kē
Primary
味/ wèi
个/ gè