繁殖
Old HSK 6
繁殖 (fánzhí) · to breed
繁殖 (fánzhí) means “to breed; to reproduce”. It is written with 2 characters: 繁 (complex) + 殖 (to breed). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 繁殖 is built
The characters
繁 fán · complex
What 繁 is made of
- 敏mǐn — fast
- 每měi — each
- 母mǔ — mother
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 每měi — each
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
殖 zhí · to breed
What 殖 is made of
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
春天是很多动物繁殖的季节。Chūntiān shì hěnduō dòngwù fánzhí de jìjié.Spring is the breeding season for many animals.
这种鱼繁殖得很快。Zhè zhǒng yú fánzhí de hěnkuài.This kind of fish reproduces quickly.
Questions about 繁殖
What does 繁殖 mean?
繁殖 (fánzhí) means “to breed; to reproduce”.
How do you pronounce 繁殖?
繁殖 is pronounced fánzhí.
Which HSK level is 繁殖?
繁殖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 繁荣fánróngprosperous
- 繁华fánhuábustling
- 繁忙fánmángbusy
- 繁体字fántǐzìtraditional Chinese characters
- 频繁pínfánfrequent
- 殖民地zhímíndìcolony
Learn 繁殖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.