Vita:殖

Parts

• 殖 811 augment
  • ⽍ * bone
  • 直 73 straightaway
    • 十 10 ten (needle, cross)
    • 目 15 eye (eyeball)
    • 乙 71 fishhook (fishguts, hook)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 殖 3F23 U6b96 B78 G8 S12 F1362 N2448 V2981 H994 DK680 L811 K1647 O1867 DO1396 MN16502 MP6.0751 E1426 IN1506 DJ1540 DG1137 P1-4-8 I5c7.4 Q1421.6 DR3175 Yzhi2 Yshi5 Wsig ショク ふ.える ふ.やす T1 うえ え げ {augment} {increase} {multiply} {raise}

EDICT Entries

• 殖える [ふえる] / (v1,vi) to increase / to multiply / (P) /
• 殖やす [ふやす] / (v5s,vt) to increase / to add to / to augment / (P) /
• 生殖 [せいしょく] / (n,vs) reproduction / (P) /
• 増殖 [ぞうしょく] / (n,vs) increase / multiplication / propagation / (P) /
• 拓殖 [たくしょく] / (n) colonization / colonisation / exploitation / (P) /
• 繁殖 [はんしょく] / (n) breed / multiply / increase / propagation / (P) /
• 養殖 [ようしょく] / (n) raising / culture / cultivation / (P) /
• 利殖 [りしょく] / (n) money-making / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1438 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 殖 => 歹, 直

Radical

• 殖 => 歹 (death/decay) , 十 (ten) , 目 (eye) , 一 (one)

Graphical

• 殖 => 一,夕,一,丨,口,二,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhi2 - to grow/to reproduce

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 殖 (zhi2): The component 直 is pronounced as 'zhi2'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 殖 (zhi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'.
3. Pronunciation clue for 殖 (zhi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 生殖
• 繁殖

Medium Frequency

• 增殖
• 殖民
• 殖民主义 (殖民主義)
• 殖民地
• 殖民者
• 生殖器
• 养殖 (養殖)