栉

zhì

zh+ì·4th tone

comb · to comb

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

栉=木+节

Etymology

A wooden 木 comb 节; 节 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

comb

to comb

to weed out

to eliminate

Taiwan pr. jié

zhì

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Words with 栉 53 total

lined up close (like teeth of a comb)栉比zhì bǐ (Tw) zucchini; courgette; baby marrow · Taiwan pr. jiéguā栉瓜zhì guā comb jellies (Ctenophora)栉水母zhì shuǐ mǔ row upon row鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐ to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)沐雨栉风mù yǔ zhì fēng lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) · fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather栉风沐雨zhì fēng mù yǔ Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop栉孔扇贝zhì kǒng shàn bèi

Idioms with 栉 16 total Chain

row upon row鳞次栉比lín cì zhì bǐ to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)沐雨栉风mù yǔ zhì fēng lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) · fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather栉风沐雨zhì fēng mù yǔ

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