zhī
tricoter; tisser
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她正在织毛衣。
tā zhèngzài zhī máoyī.
She is knitting a sweater.
这件衣服是用丝绸织成的。
zhè jiàn yīfú shì yòng sīchóu zhīchéng de.
This dress is made of silk.
他是一个织布工。
tā shì yīgè zhībùgōng.
He is a weaver.
编 (biān)
weave
制 (zhì)
make
拆 (chāi)
dismantle
解 (jiě)
untie
The Chinese character 织 (zhī) for "to weave" is a pictophonetic character, combining a phonetic component 音 (yīn) and a semantic component 糸 (mì). The phonetic component 音 (yīn) indicates the pronunciation of the character, while the semantic component 糸 (mì) depicts a thread or a strand of silk, representing the meaning of "to weave". The character 织 (zhī) thus combines the phonetic element of 音 (yīn) with the semantic element of 糸 (mì) to create a character that represents both the sound and the meaning of "to weave".
