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籽

zǐ
noun #20,582

Meanings

  1. 1 seed
  2. 2 pit (of a fruit)
  3. 3 small seeds of plants

Examples

她把西瓜籽吐了出来。
Tā bǎ xīguā zǐ tǔle chūlái.
She spat out the watermelon seeds.
农民把棉籽留下来明年再种。
Nóngmín bǎ mián zǐ liú xiàlái míngnián zài zhòng.
The farmers kept the cotton seeds to plant again next year.

Tips

usage
籽 specifically refers to small seeds within fruits and plants. Common compounds: 瓜籽 (guā zǐ, melon seeds), 棉籽 (mián zǐ, cottonseeds), 亚麻籽 (yàmá zǐ, flaxseeds). Compare 种子 (zhǒngzi, seed in a broader/agricultural sense).

Stroke Order

籽 zǐ