櫛 (zhì) - comb & to comb

櫛Tone 4

zhì ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

志

櫛 · zhì

comb;

to comb;

to dress the hair;

to eliminate;

to weed out;

meticulous;

fine-toothed comb.

combto combto dress the hair

Usage highlights

to comb haircombing and washingarranged closely like teeth of a combfinecomb wind and bathe raincomb through and select

Synonyms

  • 梳— comb (noun); to comb (verb)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She combs her hair every morning (櫛髮).
  • Use a fine-toothed comb (細櫛) for lice.
  • He maintains meticulous grooming (櫛沐).
  • The process requires careful elimination (櫛比).

Collocations

  • to comb hair(櫛髮)
  • combing and washing(櫛沐)
  • arranged closely like teeth of a comb(櫛比)
  • fine-toothed comb(細櫛)
  • comb wind and bathe rain(櫛風沐雨)
  • comb through and select(櫛選)

Idioms

  • Braving the wind and rain(櫛風沐雨)
  • Arranged closely like teeth of a comb(鱗次櫛比)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, combs (櫛) were important grooming tools and status symbols, often made from precious materials.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing meticulous care or orderly arrangement.
  • The idiom '櫛風沐雨' metaphorically describes enduring hardships and traveling laboriously.

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