植

zhí
#1,122 most
frequent character
to plant

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

植 has 木 (tree/wood) as the meaning part and 直 zhí as the sound part. It first meant 'to establish, set upright,' then grew to 'to plant' and 'plants.'

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