漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
梓: catalpa tree, woodblock printing
JLPT N111 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
木 carries the meaning · 辛 is drawn in
11 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
シshi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 上梓じょうしwood-block printing
あずさazusa · kun'yomi · on its own
- 梓あずさJapanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
- 梓弓あずさゆみcatalpa bow; spirit bow
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side梓 catalpa tree · 木
vs宰 superintend · 宀In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zǐ
Same form: 梓 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 梓 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 梓 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zǐ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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