Chinese

植物

zhíwù
plant; vegetation; flora (Classifier: 棵 m; 樖 c)
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese植 “to plant; to grow; to cultivate”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese直 “straight; linear; undeviating”
      • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • ideaChinese丨 “To connect vertically; to pass through from top to bottom.”
  • characterChinese物 “thing, matter”
    • meaningChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
    • soundChinese勿 “do not; don't”

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