殖 (zik6 | zhi2 shi5) : breed; colonize; skeleton

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殖

zik6

zhi2 shi5

(jyutping) zik6, (pinyin) zhi2
[1] [v] breed; multiply; reproduce
[2] [v,n] colonize; colonization

(jyutping) zik6, (pinyin) shi5
[n] skeleton

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 歹 (#78)

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

殖

This word has been viewed 5374 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Jan 2011 10:35

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殖民 zik6 man4 zhi2 min2 = to colonize

殖民地 zik6 man4 dei6 zhi2 min2 di4 = colony

殖民主義 zik6 man4 zyu2 ji6 zhi2 min2 zhu3 yi4 = colonialism

生殖 sang1 zik6 sheng1 zhi2 = to reproduce; to flourish

養殖 joeng5 zik6 yang3 zhi2 = to cultivate; cultivation

繁殖 faan4 zik6 = to breed; to propagate

心臟移殖 sam1 zong6 ji4 zik6 xin1 zang4 yi2 zhi2 = heart transplant

有性生殖 jau5 sing3 sang1 zik6 you3 xing4 sheng1 zhi2 = sexual reproduction

生殖力 sang1 zik6 lik6 sheng1 zhi2 li4 = fertility

生殖作用 sang1 zik6 zok3 jung6 sheng1 zhi2 zuo4 yong4 = reproduction
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 殖
Unicode code for this character: U+6b96 (off-site link)

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