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zī ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

兹 · zī

This;

here;

now;

year;

to grow;

to multiply;

used in classical Chinese and modern compound words.

Thisherenow

Usage highlights

HerebyThis yearThis matterTo grow abundantlyFrom now onAt this moment

Synonyms

此— this
今— now
年— year

Antonyms

彼— that
昔— past

Usage & contexts

Examples

From this time forward(兹此)
This year(兹年)
The matter is hereby announced(兹事)
To grow and multiply(蕃兹)

Collocations

Hereby(兹此)
This year(兹年)
This matter(兹事)
To grow abundantly(蕃兹)
From now on(自兹)
At this moment(兹时)

Idioms

To grow and multiply(蕃兹不息)
From this time forward(自兹以往)
This very moment(兹时兹地)

Cultural background

Used in classical Chinese documents and formal announcements to mean 'hereby' or 'from this time'
Appears in historical texts and legal documents as a formal demonstrative pronoun
The character originally depicted two strands of silk, representing growth and multiplication

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