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殖 - zhí

breed, spawn; increase; prosper

breed, spawn; increase; prosper

How to read 殖

Click 殖 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhí
Englishbreed, spawn; increase; prosper
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

殖利 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 殖民. Please read 增殖 one more time.

Common words with this character

to generate a profit; profit; yield
colony; colonial
growth; increase
to open up land for cultivation

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 殖 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 殖利 and 殖民 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 殖.