Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 栽植
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
plant; vegetation; CL:種|种[zhong3]
种植zhòngzhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
移植yízhíto transplant
栽zāito plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down
栽培zāipéito grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize
栽赃zāizāngto frame sb (by planting sth on them)