Chinese character · HSK 5
织 (zhī) — “to weave / to knit”
The left '纟' (silk) signifies thread, while the right '只' provides the sound; visually, '只' perfectly resembles a square swatch of fabric ('口') being worked by two downward-pointing knitting needles ('八').
How to remember 织
Take the SILK thread (纟) and use two NEEDLES (八) to knit a SQUARE of fabric (口).
Inside the character
- 纟 (silk thread) — meaning component. The silk side — often marks thread, fabric, binding, or anything made of fiber.
- 只 (measure word for animals (zhī) / only) — sound component.
Where 织 comes from
A phono-semantic compound (形声字). The left radical 纟 (silk/thread) indicates the meaning related to textiles, while the right component 只 (simplified from 隻) provides the pronunciation.
Words that use 织
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 组织 | zǔ zhī | to organize / organization | HSK 5 |
| 编织 | biān zhī | weave / knit | HSK 4 |
| 织布 | zhī bù | to weave cloth | HSK 5 |
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