梓
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(bound form) Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items; (bound form) printing blocks
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 木 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 梓
- Common rank
- #2,950
- Unicode
- U+6893
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Formation & memory
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Words with 梓
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杞梓之林 | (idiom) a multitude of talented people | |
| 吴敬梓 | Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2 lin2 Wai4 sh… | |
| 桐梓县 | Tongzi, a county in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou | |
| 乡梓 | (literary) hometown; native place | |
| 梓童 | (often used in traditional novels) term used by an emperor to address the empress | |
| 付梓 | (literary) to send (a manuscript) to the press | |
| 桑梓 | (literary) one's native place | |
| 楠梓区 | Nanzi or Nantzu district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan | |
| 梓潼县 | Zitong, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan | |
| 桐梓 | see 桐梓縣|桐梓县[Tong2 zi3 Xian4] | |
| 楠梓 | Nanzi or Nantzu district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan | |
| 梓潼 | see 梓潼縣|梓潼县[Zi3 tong2 Xian4] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 辛 — compare how they read.