芝

zhī

#2,145 most

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Zoysia pungens

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

芝 joins 艹, plants, with 之 zhī as a sound part. The plant part gives the first meaning, a fungus of the Ganoderma kind. 'Sesame' was borrowed later for the sound, with no link to the plant picture.

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