芝 (zi1 | zhi1) : purplish mushroom symbolising nobility

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芝

zi1

zhi1

[1] purplish mushroom symbolising nobility [2] a kind of fragrant herb [3] a Chinese family name [4] used in transliteration for 芝士 (cheese)

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

芝

This word has been viewed 8460 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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芝士 zi1 si6*2 zhi1 shi4 = cheese

芝麻 zi1 maa4 zhi1 ma5 = sesame

芝麻油 zi1 maa4 jau4 = sesame oil

芝麻糊 zi1 maa4 wu4*2 = sesame paste soup

煙燻芝士 jin1 fan1 zi1 si6*2 = smoked cheese 粵

芝麻卷 zi1 maa4 gyun2 = black sesame roll

靈芝 ling4 zi1 = ling chi; lingzhi; reishi mushroom; Ganoderma lucidum

芝士蛋糕 zi1 si6*2 daan6 gou1 zhi1 shi4 dan4 gao1 = cheesecake

芝士漢堡包 zi1 si6*2 hon3 bou2 baau1 = a cheeseburger

芝麻官 zi1 maa4 gun1 zhi1 ma5 guan1 = a petty official
See all 28 compounds (CantoDict reports 29 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 芝

我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 芝
Unicode code for this character: U+829D (off-site link)

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