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稚

zhì
adjective #58,558

Meanings

  1. 1 young; childish
  2. 2 immature; naive

Examples

男孩脸上还带着稚气。
Nánhái liǎnshàng hái dài zhe zhìqì.
There is still a childish look on the boy's face.
这个想法有点幼稚。
Zhè gè xiǎngfǎ yǒudiǎn yòuzhì.
This idea is a bit naive.

Tips

usage
Common words: 幼稚 (childish, naive — often critical), 稚气 (childlike air), 稚嫩 (tender, immature). It describes both literal youth and immature thinking.

Components

radical
禾 hé
grain; standing crop
Left-side grain radical 禾. The original sense was young, tender grain seedlings; from immature crops the meaning grew to 'young, childish' in 稚.
phonetic
隹 zhuī
short-tailed bird
Right side 隹 (short-tailed bird) supplies the sound (zhuī shifting to zhì). Same phonetic appears in 推 and 谁.

Stroke Order

稚 zhì