kěn​zhí

cultivate

kěn cultivate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
earth
Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

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zhí grow, reproduce

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad
Sound component
zhí straight

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzyikN-tək grow, flourish (v.)
dzyikm-tək plant (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“殖,脂膏久,殖也。从歺,直聲。”

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica

kěn cultivate Traditional

Components

Sound component
kūn, mào, kěn to root
Meaning component
earth

earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰɯːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica