| 質 | 1166C35 90.80 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄓˊ [zhi2] (*ㄓˋ [zhi4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Substance, character, quality of material: 物質 matter; 物質主義 materialism; 品質 quality (of material), character (of person); 性質 character, nature (of iron, lead, poetry, irony, etc.); 實質 substance (as against title, reputation, etc.); 文質彬彬 balance of outward grace and solid worth. (2) Born character (of person): 資質，素質 natural intelligence; 氣質 born capacity, personality (generous, mean, etc.). (3) (*[zhi4]) U.f贄 11.80, pledge, security. (4) (*[zhi4]) (AC) anc. battle-axe and case used for executing prisoners (also wr.鑕). | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To question: 質問，質詢，質疑 [zhi2wen4], [zhi2xUn2], [zhi2yi2]↓; 質之鬼神 address question to the spirits. (2) (*[zhi4]) To pawn: 典質淨盡 have pawned everything available; 交質 (AC) exchange of princes’ relatives as hostages for pledge of alliance; 質押 [zhi2ya1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Simple, unadorned: 質樸，質直 [zhi2pu2], [zhi2zhi2]↓; 質言 (LL) truthful words. | |||||
| Words | 1. 質點 [zhi2dian2], n., (phys.) particle (of matter). 2. 質地 [zhi2di4]1, n., basic character (of person), basic material (of fabric, articles). 3. 質的 [zhi2di4]2, n., (AC) target. 4. 質正 [zhi2zheng4], v.t., as in 質正有道 present to the scholars for advice and criticism. 5. 質直 [zhi2zhi2], adj., direct, straightforward. 6. 質庫 *[zhi4ku4], n., (LL) pawnshop. 7. 質量 [zhi2liang4], n., (1) (phys.) mass; (2) gen. quality and quantity. 8. 質料 [zhi2liao4], n., material of (furniture, clothing, etc.). 9. 質明 [zhi2ming2], phr., (AC) just before dawn. 10. 質樸 [zhi2pu2], adj., simple, not ostentatious. 11. 質詢 [zhi2xUn2], v.t., ask for explanation (as congress asks of minister); to question; to ask opinion officially. 12. 質責 [zhi2ze2], v.t., to entrust responsibility for certain course of action. 13. 質子 [zhi2zi3], (1) n., (phys.) proton; (2) (*[zhi4zi3] ) v.i., to offer son as hostage. 14. 質問 [zhi2wen4], v.i., see [zhi2xUn2]↑. 15. 質押 *[zhi4ya1], (1) v.t., to pawn s.t.; (2) n., collateral for mortgage (also 質押品). 16. 質疑 [zhi2yi2], v.i., to present problems, doubts for enlightenment. | |||||