植 zhí — plant, set · English

植

zhí

plant, set

At a glance · 植

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从木直声，形声字，本指栽种、树立。隶楷作「植」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「植」本指种植、立木，引申为植物、树立。

Structure

形声字，木为意符，直为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinzhí

Radical木

Strokes12

UnicodeU+690D

Character type形声

Theme植物

Six languages, one character

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English plant, set To plant, set upright; a plant.

Français planter, fixer Planter, dresser; une plante.

Español plantar, fijar Plantar, erigir; una planta.

العربية يغرس، ينصب يغرس أو ينصب أو نبات.

Русский сажать, устанавливать Сажать, ставить; растение.

Common words

植物zhí wùplant
种植zhòng zhíplant

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