脂

zhī

#2,201 most

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fat, rouge (cosmetics), resin

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

脂 zhī pairs 月 body meat with 旨 zhǐ as sound part. Body meat gives original 'plant and animal fats'; later it meant fat, resin, and rouge.

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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

to support, to sustain, to erect

branch, classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

to know, to be aware

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