懂中文 Dong Chinese

滋

zī

grow

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

water

兹 sound component

兹  Sound component

zī

  

now

Evolution

滋 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
滋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
滋 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
滋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

滋  

zī

grow, multiply, increase; thrive; to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt

Most common words with 滋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

滋味

taste

艾滋病

AIDS (loanword)

滋

to grow

滋润

moist

滋生

to breed