Memory phrase for the character: 芝

芝

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Meaning

sesame (seed)

Pronunciation

 zhī

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: 之 variant of plant (suggestion: as a zigzag path)

Mnemonic
 
A plant that is also grows along paths is: sesame.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
之 this (particle)
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 Vocabulary

芝麻 zhī ma  sesame (seed)
灵芝 líng zhī  lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu  sesame oil
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu  

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