孜

zī
#3,144 most
frequent character
used in 孜孜[zi1zi1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

孜 has 攵, a hand holding a whip, as its meaning part, and 子 zǐ for sound. It first meant 'very diligent,' then grew to 'hard-working.' The sound part differs in tone.

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Homophones

仔zī
used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]
滋zī
to grow, to nourish, to increase
姿zī
beauty, disposition, looks
资zī
resources, capital, to provide
兹zī
now, here, this, time, year

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