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catalpa ovata

HSK 10 N1
Objects →Tools
zǐ
シ
あずさ
재, 자
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 辛 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 辛 peppery =
梓 catalpa ovata
木 Meaning component
mù tree
辛 Phonetic component
xīn peppery
bitter
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
梓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
梓 [zǐ]
Catalpa kaempferi; printing blocks
Japanese
梓 あずさ 、 し 、 アズサ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
  2. yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)
  3. Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
  4. printing block
  5. abbrev. catalpa bow
  6. abbrev. catalpa medium
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
梓 あき
Aki unclassified name
梓 あぎ
Agi unclassified name
梓 あぎし
Agishi unclassified name
梓 あず
Azu female given name
梓 あずさ
Azusa female given namesurname
梓 あづさ
Azusa female given name
梓 し
Shi unclassified name
梓 しん
Shin surname
CHINESE WORDS (18)
桐梓 [Tóng​zǐ] #39,986
Taongzi county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zūn​yì], Guizhou
桐梓县 [Tóng​zǐ​xiàn] #45,645
Taongzi county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zūn​yì], Guizhou
桐梓县 [Tóng​zǐ​xiàn] #45,645
Taongzi county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zūn​yì], Guizhou
桑梓 [sāng​zǐ] #46,272
(literary) native place
梓潼 [Zǐ​tóng] #56,082
Zitong county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mián​yáng], north Sichuan
付梓 [fù​zǐ] #56,104
to send (a manuscript) to the press
吴敬梓 [Wú​Jìng​zǐ] #60,204
Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Rú​lín​Wài​shǐ]
吴敬梓 [Wú​Jìng​zǐ] #60,204
Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Rú​lín​Wài​shǐ]
梓潼县 [Zǐ​tóng​xiàn] #67,050
Zitong county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mián​yáng], north Sichuan
梓潼县 [Zǐ​tóng​xiàn] #67,050
Zitong county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mián​yáng], north Sichuan
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
上梓 [じょうし] #79,887
wood-block printing
梓弓 [あずさゆみ] #87,309
catalpa bow
梓巫女 [あずさみこ] #249,876
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
玉梓 [たまずさ] #267,779
(precious) letter
梓に上せる [しにのぼせる] #301,824
to bring (a book) into the world
梓匠 [ししょう]
cabinetmaker
梓宮 [しきゅう]
Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)