植
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zhí · tree, plant

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 植

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zhíWords pronounced zhí
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Example sentences

Notice where 植 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè xiē zhí wù tài xiǎo le, wǒ juéde tā men cháng bú dà.这些植物太小了,我觉得它们长不大。

These plants are too small. I don't think that they'll grow.

Source: Tatoeba #447996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǒng zhí wù yuán chǎn yú jiā ná dà.这种植物原产于加拿大。

This plant is indigenous to Canada.

Source: Tatoeba #8800302 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gāi yóu xì shàng wèi yí zhí dào diàn nǎo shàng.該遊戲尚未移植到電腦上。

The game hasn't been ported to PC.

Source: Tatoeba #13527579 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu de zhí wù dōu xū yào yáng guāng hé shuǐ.所有的植物都需要陽光和水。

All plants need water and light.

Source: Tatoeba #1250648 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yóu yú quē shuǐ, xǔ duō zhí wù gān kū le.由于缺水,许多植物干枯了。

Due to the lack of water, many of the plants have withered.

Source: Tatoeba #6082277 · CC BY 2.0 FR
「 gàn ma ne?」「 zài kàn wǒ yǎng de zhí wù shēng cháng ne.」「幹嘛呢?」「在看我養的植物生長呢。」

"What are you doing?" "I'm watching my plants grow."

Source: Tatoeba #12541847 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 植 in context

  1. Say zhí, then recall the core meaning: tree, plant.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 植物 (zhí wù), meaning “plant”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 植 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.