| 滋 | 1026A15 63A.93-8 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄗ [zi1] | ||
| N. | Taste: 滋味 [zi1wei4]↓. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) V.i., grow, thrive, flourish, develop: 滋蕃 (of plants) flourish, thrive; 滋長 wax, grow bigger; 滋殖 wax, multiply, procreate; 滋茂 (of plants) thrive, grow vigorously, luxuriate; 滋生 [zi1sheng1], 滋蔓 [zi1man4]↓. (2) (Of liquids) spurt out: 水管子向外滋水 water is bursting out from the hose. (3) V.t., nourish, foster, cultivate: 滋養 [zi1yang3], 滋補 [zi1bu3], 茲潤 [zi1run4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (LL) very, to a great degree: 其滋虐甚 he (it) is terribly cruel; 法令滋彰，盜賊多有 the more laws and regulations, the more thieves and robbers there are. | |||||
| Words | 1. 滋補 [zi1bu3], (1) v.i., take nourishments; v.i., 滋陰補陽 nourishment for vitality. (2) adj., nourishing, nutritious. 2. 滋蔓 [zi1man4], v.i., (of grasses) spread in abundance. 3. 滋膩 [zi1ni0], adj., (of dough or the like) thoroughly mixed so as to appear smooth and shiny. 4. 滋潤 [zi1run4], (1) v.t., (lit.) moisten, to water (plants), (fig.) to tone up, nourish (skin), moisten (throat), soften (skin); (2) adj., nourishing, kind to (the throat). 5. 滋生 [zi1sheng1], (1) v.i., wax, multiply, procreate; (2) v.t., stir up, incite: 滋生事端 to cause or make trouble. 6. 滋息 [zi1xi2], v.i., (1) (interest) accrue; (2) (cattle) multiply. 7. 滋事 [zi1shi4], v.i., cause trouble, create an incident, stir up disturbances. 8. 滋嘴兒 [zi1tzueeer0], v.i., (1) beam with smiles; (2) (of flowers) burst open. 9. 滋味 [zi1wei4], n., (1) the taste of food, flavor; (2) the sensation one feels: 讓你嘗嘗坐牢的滋味 let you have a taste of life in jail. 10. 滋養 [zi1yang3], v.t., nourish; 滋養品 nourishment; 滋養料 nutritious elements; 滋養分 ditto. 11. 滋芽兒 [zi1ya2er0], v.i., to bud. | |||||