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zhī = zh + Ø1
Zoysia pungens
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How to pronounce 芝

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

芝 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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Characters with 芝 as component

芝 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 芝

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cheese (loanword)
sesame (seed)

Sentences with 芝

芝 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhī

Zoysia pungens

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