织

織
zhī
#578 most
frequent character
knit, weave
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

织 pairs 纟 silk threads, the picture part, with 只 zhǐ, the sound part. It first meant making cloth and silk. From there it grew to weave or knit, and then to combine or unite.

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Example Sentences

她正在织毛衣。
tā zhèngzài zhī máoyī 。
She is knitting a sweater.
我们计划织一条新的围巾。
wǒmen jìhuá zhī yītiáo xīnde wéijīn 。
We plan to weave a new scarf.
这位艺术家能将不同的材料织在一起。
zhèwèi yìshù jiā néng jiāng bùtóng de cáiliào zhī zàiyīqǐ 。
This artist can weave different materials together.

Words with similar meanings

编biān
to weave
编 is often used in the context of weaving or braiding materials together, similar to 织.
缝féng
to sew
缝 generally refers to sewing fabrics together, which is a related action but may involve different techniques than weaving.

Homophones

HSK 4
之zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)
HSK 5
支zhī
to support, to sustain, to erect
HSK 6
枝zhī
branch, classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
氏zhī
see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
知zhī
to know, to be aware

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