懂中文 Dong Chinese

芝

zhī

sesame

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 之 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

之 sound component

之  Sound component

zhī

  

[attributive particle]

Evolution

芝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芝 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
芝 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
芝 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芝  

zhī

sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren); Zoysia pungens

Most common words with 芝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芝加哥

Chicago, USA

芝

Zoysia pungens

芝麻

sesame (seed)

芝士

cheese (loanword)

东芝

Toshiba, Japanese electronics company