懂中文 Dong Chinese

殖

zhí

grow, reproduce

Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 直 represents the sound.

Components
歹 meaning component

歹  Meaning component

dǎi

  

evil, bad

直 sound component

直  Sound component

zhí

  

straight

Evolution

殖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

殖  

zhí

breed, spawn; increase; prosper; to grow; to reproduce

Most common words with 殖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

繁殖

to breed

养殖

to cultivate

殖民地

colony

生殖

to reproduce

殖民

colony