梓 (zi2 | zi3) : Catalpa ovata (tree); printing blocks

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梓

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[1] Catalpa ovata a pod-bearing tree native to China [2] Catalpa [3] Mallotus japonicus [4] one's native place or hometown [5] [v] make furniture; furniture [6] [v] carve words on a wooden board; [n] printing block [7] (surname)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

梓

This word has been viewed 3805 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 28th Mar 2017 19:33

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楠梓區 naam4 zi2 keoi1 nan2 zi3 qu1 = Nantzu (area in Taiwan)

桐梓 tung4 zi2 tong2 zi3 = Tongzi (place in Guizhou)

梓官鄉 zi2 gun1 hoeng1 zi3 guan1 xiang1 = Tzukuan (village in Taiwan)

梓潼 zi2 tung4 zi3 tong2 = Zitong (place in Sichuan)

桑梓 song1 zi2 sang1 zi3 = one's hometown; native home

萬梓良 maan6 zi2 loeng4 wan4 zi3 liang2 = Alex Man

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Decimal representation of this word: 梓
Unicode code for this character: U+6893 (off-site link)

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