質
zhì

nature, substance

质 (質) zhì
nature expression
the inherent character, nature, or quality of a person or thing

这种布料的质非常轻软，贴身穿着十分舒适。

zhè zhǒng bù​liào de zhì fēi​cháng qīng​ruǎn, tiē​shēn chuān zhe shí​fēn shū​shì.

The texture of this fabric is very light and soft, making it very comfortable to wear against the skin.

plain adjective
simple, unadorned, or natural in style or manner

他的作品风骨嶙峋，质而不华。

tā de zuò​pǐn fēng​gǔ lín​xún, zhì ér bù huá.

His works are forceful and lofty, simple but not ornate.

pledge noun
to pawn an object or hold a person as a security or hostage

战败后，他被送到邻国为质。

zhàn​bài hòu, tā bèi sòng dào lín​guó wéi zhì.

After the defeat, he was sent to a neighboring country as a hostage.

question verb
to question, interrogate, or confront someone

双方当事人就此事在法庭上进行了质对。

shuāng​fāng dāng​shì​rén jiù cǐ shì zài fǎ​tíng shàng jìn​xíng le zhì​duì.

The two parties confronted each other in court regarding this matter.

Frequency
Character
Written text
404th most common 540.4 per million
Movie subtitles
905th most common 124.5 per million appears in 43% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
9.24 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
85.8 per million

Details
Simplified
质
Strokes
15
Unicode
U+8CEA

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)