孜 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zī

be as diligent as possible

Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 子 represents the sound.

Components

攵 Meaning component

pū

tap

攵 is a component form of 攴.

子 Sound component

zi, zǐ

child

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zī

be as diligent as possible; hard-working; industrious

Most common words with 孜

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	孜	hard-working
	孜孜不倦	assiduous (in study)
	孜孜以求	diligent and tireless (idiom)
	孜孜	diligent
	甘孜	Garze or Kandze, capital of Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[GānzīZàngzúzìzhìzhōu], formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan