zhì

young

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
禾 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

grain stalk

隹 sound component

  Sound component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

稚 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
稚 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
稚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhì

young, immature; childhood; infantile; young

() 

zhì

old variant of [zhì]

() 

zhì

variant of [zhì]

Most common words with 稚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

幼稚

young

稚嫩

puerile

young

稚气

infantile

幼稚园

kindergarten (Tw)