芝

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sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a di...

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Zoysia pungens

Pictophonetic: semantic 艹 (plant), phonetic 之

Made of 艹 + 之

芝麻zhī masesame (seed)
芝宇zhī yǔyour appearance (honorific); cf 紫芝眉宇
芝心zhī xīnstuffed crust (pizza); cheesy crust
芝麻包zhī ma bāosesame bun
芝麻官zhī ma guānlow ranking official; petty bureaucrat
芝麻油zhī ma yóusesame oil
芝麻菜zhī ma cài(botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
芝麻酱zhī ma jiàngsesame paste
芝麻饼zhī ma bǐngsesame biscuit
云芝yún zhīturkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
灵芝líng zhīlingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
芝士蛋糕zhī shì dàn gāocheesecake

我吃了黑芝麻冰淇淋。
wǒ chī le hēi zhī má bīng qí lín 。
I ate black sesame ice cream.
我点了一份芝麻面包，用来制作素食汉堡。
wǒ diǎn le yí fèn zhī má miàn bāo ， yòng lái zhì zuò sù shí hàn bǎo 。
I ordered a sesame seed buns for the veggie burgers.
这有一股芝士的味道。
zhè yǒu yì gǔ zhī shì de wèi dào 。
This smells like cheese.
他尝了芝士蛋糕。
tā cháng le zhī shì dàn gāo 。
He tasted the cheesecake.
众人皆知月球之本质为芝士。
zhòng rén jiē zhī yuè qiú zhī běn zhì wèi zhī shì 。
Everybody knows the moon is made of cheese.