汁

zhī

十 + 氵

Definitions

zhī (noun) juice; liquid

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 十

About

汁 is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 indicates a liquid, and 十 (ten) provides the sound. The character has consistently denoted juice extracted from fruits, vegetables, or plants, as well as savory liquids from cooked meat, and in modern culinary usage it broadly refers to any sap, extract, sauce, or liquid residue.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢喝果汁。

Wǒ xǐhuān hē guǒzhī.

I like to drink fruit juice.

妈妈榨了新鲜的橙汁。

Māma zhà le xīnxiān de chéngzhī.

Mom squeezed fresh orange juice.

这个菜的汤汁很鲜美。

Zhège cài de tāngzhī hěn xiānměi.

The broth of this dish is very delicious.

烤肉的时候会流出肉汁。

Kǎoròu de shíhou huì liú chū ròuzhī.

When roasting meat, meat juices will flow out.

柠檬汁让沙拉更清爽。

Níngméng zhī ràng shālā gèng qīngshuǎng.

Lemon juice makes the salad more refreshing.

这种植物的汁液有药用价值。

Zhè zhǒng zhíwù de zhīyè yǒu yàoyòng jiàzhí.

The sap of this plant has medicinal value.

请把榨汁机的插头拔掉。

Qǐng bǎ zhàzhījī de chātóu bá diào.

Please unplug the juicer's plug.

书法家研墨时墨汁要浓淡适宜。

Shūfǎjiā yán mò shí mòzhī yào nóng dàn shìyí.

When an calligrapher grinds ink, the ink's consistency must be just right.

Related Characters

Component: 十

Component: 氵

汁