滋

zī

to grow

to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt

water (氵) + sound zī (兹) = nourish and grow

兹 gives the sound zī; the water radical carries the meaning, evoking liquid that nourishes and causes things to grow.

氵+兹→滋
兹ThisPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

这片土地能滋养很多植物。

zhè piàn tǔ dì néng zī yǎng hěn duō zhí wù。

This piece of land can nourish many plants.

潮湿的环境容易滋生细菌。

cháo shī de huán jìng róng yì zī shēng xì jūn。

A damp environment easily causes bacteria to grow.

Words with 滋

滋润

zī rùn

moist

酗酒滋事

xù jiǔ zī shì

drunken fighting

不是滋味

bù shì zī wèi

to be upset

喜滋滋

xǐ zī zī

pleased

多力多滋

duō lì duō zī

Doritos (brand of tortilla chips)

多拿滋

duō ná zī

doughnut (loanword)

寻衅滋事罪

xún xìn zī shì zuì

disorderly behavior (PRC law)

爱滋

ài zī

see also 愛滋病|爱滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]

爱滋病毒

ài zī bìng dú

the AIDS virus

爱滋病

ài zī bìng

variant of 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]

方滋未艾

fāng zī wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

有滋有味

yǒu zī yǒu wèi

flavorsome

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