滋 zī

1. zī verb to grow; to thrive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 滋生 (CC-CEDICT '滋'; Guoyu '滋' v 1; Kroll 2015 '滋' 1, p. 626; Unihan '滋'; XHZD '滋' 1, p. 1009)
2. zī verb to multiply; to increase
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '滋' 1a, p. 626; Unihan '滋'; XHZD '滋' 1, p. 1009)
3. zī verb to cultivate plants; to plant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 培植 (Guoyu '滋' v 2; Kroll 2015 '滋' 2, p. 626)
4. zī noun sap; juice
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 汁液 (CC-CEDICT '滋'; Guoyu '滋' n 1Kroll 2015 '滋' 3, p. 626)
5. zī verb to initiate; to trigger
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 引发 (Guoyu '滋' v 3)
6. zī verb to moisten
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 润泽 (Guoyu '滋' v 3)
7. zī verb to supplement [the body]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 補身体 (Guoyu '滋' v 4)
8. zī verb to spray
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 喷射; Northern dialect (Guoyu '滋' v 5)
9. zī adjective lush; flourishing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 茂盛 (Guoyu '滋' adj)
10. zī noun flavor
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 味道 (CC-CEDICT '滋'; Guoyu '滋' n 1)
11. zī adverb increasingly; even more
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 更加 (Guoyu '滋' adv; Kroll 2015 '滋' 1b, p. 626)

Contained in

• 爱滋(愛滋) AIDS
• 滋补品(滋補品) tonic; invigorant
• 滋蔓 to grow and spread
• 美滋滋 very happy; elated
• 滋多 an increasing number
• 滋生 to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create
• 不是滋味 to be upset; to feel disgusted
• 艾滋病毒 human immune deficiency virus (HIV); the AIDS virus
• 滋养(滋養) to nourish
• 方滋未艾 flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
• 乌滋别克斯坦(烏滋別克斯坦) Uzbekistan
• 艾滋 AIDS ; see also 愛滋病|爱滋病
• 滋养层(滋養層) trophoblastic layer (attaches fertilized ovum to the uterus); trophoderm
• 滋补(滋补) nourishing; nutritious ; nourishing; nutritious
• 乌滋别克(烏滋別克) Uzbek
• 滋长(滋長) to grow; to yield; to develop
• 美乃滋 mayonnaise
• 潜滋暗长(潛滋暗長) to secretly grow
• 有滋有味 delicious; interesting; delightful; with relish
• 滋味 to taste
• 寻衅滋事罪(尋釁滋事罪) disorderly behavior (PRC law)
• 艾滋病抗体(艾滋病抗體) AIDS antibody
• 滋扰(滋擾) to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute
• 华尔滋(華爾滋) waltz
• 多拿滋 doughnut
• 肥滋滋 fat; plump
• 乐滋滋(樂滋滋) contented; happy
• 滋润(滋潤) moist; humid
• 艾滋病 AIDS
• 喜滋滋 pleased; happy
• 爱滋病毒(愛滋病毒) HIV; the AIDS virus
• 爱滋病(愛滋病) AIDS
• 艾滋病患者 AIDS patient
• 滋贺(滋賀) Shiga prefecture in central Japan
• 滋事 to cause trouble; to provoke a dispute
• 艾滋病病毒 HIV
• 滋芽 to sprout; to germinate
• 酗酒滋事 drunken fighting; to get drunk and quarrel

Also contained in

多力多滋 、 松滋市 、 松滋 、 滋贺县

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• 卷一百五十一　　列傳第七十六　　　　關董袁趙竇 Volume 151 Biographies 76: Guan, Dong, Yuan, Zhao, Dou˚ guāndǒngyuánzhàodòu New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 25
• 卷三百二十四 列傳第八十三 石普 張孜 許懷德 李允則 張亢 劉文質 趙滋 Volume 324 Biographies 83: Shi Pu, Zhang Zi, Xu Huaide, Li Yunze, Zhang Kang, Liu Wenzhi, Zhao Zi History of Song 宋史 — count: 19
• 卷一百三十六 列傳第八十六: 竇參 齊映 劉滋 盧邁 崔損 齊抗 Volume 135 Biographies 86: Dou Can, Qi Ying, Liu Zi, Li Mai, Cui Sun, Qi Kang Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 13
• 卷一百九十一　列傳第七十八: 良吏一 Volume 191 Biographies 78: Virtuous Officials 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 8
• 卷六十 Scroll 60 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 8
• 卷一百一十四 列傳第三十九 崔融曾孫:從　曾孫:能　能從子:慎由　能從子:安潛　能子:彥曾　徐彥伯　蘇味道　豆盧欽望 Volume 114 Biographies 39: Cui Rong and descendent Cong, descendent Neng, Neng's nephew: Shen You, Neng's nephew An Qian, Neng's son: Yan Ceng, Xu Yanbo, Su Weidao, Dou Lu Qin Wang New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 8
• 卷十五 本紀第十五: 憲宗下 Volume 15 Annals 15: Xianzong 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 8
• 卷九十 列傳第四十: 王及善 杜景儉 朱敬則 楊再思 李懷遠 豆盧欽望 Volume 90 Biographies 40: Wang Jishan, Du Jingjian, Zhu Jingze, Yang Zaisi, Li Huaiyuan, Doulu Qinwang Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 7
• 卷一百四十五 列傳第九十五: 劉玄佐 董晉 陸長源 劉全諒 李忠臣 李希烈 吳少誠 Volume 145 Biographies 95: Liu Xuanzuo, Dong Jin, Lu Zhengyuan, Liu Quanliang, Li Zhongchen, Li Xilie, Wu Shaocheng Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 7
• 卷三十一 Scroll 31 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7

Collocations

• 蕃滋 (蕃滋) 謂其畜之碩大蕃滋也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 12
• 滋殖 (滋殖) 山林禽獸川澤魚鱉滋殖 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八 辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 8
• 滋大 (滋大) 為罪滋大 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
• 日滋 (日滋) 而干戈日滋 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《平準書》 Equalization — count: 7
• 衣食滋 (衣食滋) 衣食滋殖 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《呂太后本紀》Annals of Empress Dowager Lü — count: 6
• 滋章 (滋章) 毀滋章也 — Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經, Full Text — count: 6
• 法令滋 (法令滋) 法令滋彰 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十二　道應訓 Chapter 12: Responses of the Way — count: 4
• 暴滋 (暴滋) 而侈暴滋甚 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷三十四 梁統列傳 Volume 34: Biography of Liang Tong — count: 3
• 盗贼滋 (盜賊滋) 盜賊滋彰 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 3
• 滋起 (滋起) 賊臣篡子滋起矣 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《十二諸侯年表》 Yearly Chronicle of the Feudal Lords — count: 3