殖 (zhí)

to grow; to reproduce; to colonize

How 殖 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
歹 — death/decay
Traditional
殖
Simplified
殖 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 殖

生殖 shēngzhí
to reproduce; to flourish
繁殖 fánzhí
to breed; to reproduce; to propagate
增殖 zēngzhí
growth; increase
殖民 zhímín
colony; colonial
殖民主義 zhímínzhǔyì
colonialism
殖民地 zhímíndì
colony
殖民者 zhímínzhě
colonialist
生殖器 shēngzhíqì
reproductive organ; genitals
養殖 yǎngzhí
to cultivate; cultivation; to further
半殖民地 bànzhímíndì
semi-colonial
孤雌生殖 gūcíshēngzhí
parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization)
養殖業 yǎngzhíyè
cultivation industry

殖 in a sentence

夏天細菌繁殖得很快,食物容易壞。

Xiàtiān xìjūn fánzhí de hěn kuài, shíwù róngyì huài.

“Bacteria reproduce quickly in summer, so food spoils easily.”

How common is 殖?

殖 is the 1,436th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 94.1% of all running text.

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