淄

zī

氵 + 甾

Definitions

zī black; name of a river

Etymology phono-semantic

water

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 甾

About

淄 is a phono-semantic compound with the water radical 氵 on the left and the phonetic 甾 on the right. It is the name of the Zi River, a major waterway in Shandong province, so the radical indicates a river. Used almost exclusively as a proper noun, the character has not developed extended senses. Its most familiar appearance today is in Zibo, a major industrial city in Shandong named after the river.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

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淄博在山东省。

Zībó zài Shāndōng shěng.

Zibo is in Shandong Province.

我去过淄博一次。

Wǒ qùguò Zībó yīcì.

I have been to Zibo once.

淄博的陶瓷很有名。

Zībó de táocí hěn yǒumíng.

Zibo's ceramics are very famous.

我们计划下周去淄博旅游。

Wǒmen jìhuà xià zhōu qù Zībó lǚyóu.

We plan to travel to Zibo next week.

昨天我从淄博回到了北京。

Zuótiān wǒ cóng Zībó huí dào le Běijīng.

Yesterday I returned to Beijing from Zibo.

淄博比济南小，但历史更悠久。

Zībó bǐ Jǐnán xiǎo, dàn lìshǐ gèng yōujiǔ.

Zibo is smaller than Jinan, but has a longer history.

如果你去淄博，一定要尝尝当地的美食。

Rúguǒ nǐ qù Zībó, yīdìng yào chángchang dāngdì de měishí.

If you go to Zibo, you must try the local cuisine.

尽管淄博不是省会，它在工业和文化方面却有着重要的地位。

Jǐnguǎn Zībó bù shì shěnghuì, tā zài gōngyè hé wénhuà fāngmiàn què yǒuzhe zhòngyào de dìwèi.

Although Zibo is not the provincial capital, it has an important position in industry and culture.

Related Characters

Component: 氵

Component: 甾

淄