脂

zhī

noun #8,404

Meanings

1 fat; grease; oil
2 rouge; cosmetics

Characters

Examples

这种食物含有很多脂肪。

Zhè zhǒng shíwù hányǒu hěn duō zhīfáng.

This type of food contains a lot of fat.

她用脂粉打扮自己。

Tā yòng zhīfěn dǎbàn zìjǐ.

She dressed herself up with rouge and powder.

Tips

usage

脂 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It's most common in compounds: 脂肪 (fat), 油脂 (grease/oil), 脂粉 (cosmetics), 松脂 (pine resin).

memory

The radical 月 (flesh/body) on the left hints at body fat, while 旨 (zhǐ) provides the sound.

Stroke Order

脂 zhī