资
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zī · wealth, property, capital

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 资

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zīWords pronounced zī
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Example sentences

Notice where 资 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de gōng zī shì wǒ de liǎng bèi.他的工资是我的两倍。

He earns twice as much as me.

Source: Tatoeba #349680 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guān yú zhè zhǒng fāng yán de zī liào hěn shǎo.关于这种方言的资料很少。

There is little information about this dialect.

Source: Tatoeba #9991964 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dāng rán yǒu zī gé zhè me shuō lā.我当然有资格这么说啦。

I am certainly entitled to speak like this.

Source: Tatoeba #364996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men xiāo hào le suǒ yǒu de zì rán zī yuán.我们消耗了所有的自然资源。

We have consumed all the natural resources.

Source: Tatoeba #813474 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ men kàn lái, tài yáng néng diàn chí shì yí xiàng hěn hǎo de tóu zī.在我们看来,太阳能电池是一项很好的投资。

In our opinion, solar panels are a good investment.

Source: Tatoeba #5722742 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiàn kāng shì wǒ wéiyī de zī běn.健康是我唯一的资本。

My health is my only capital.

Source: Tatoeba #2023470 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 资 in context

  1. Say zī, then recall the core meaning: wealth, property, capital.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 工资 (gōng zī), meaning “wages”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 资 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.