质

zhì

matter, material, substance

How to write 质, stroke by stroke

character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]

Pictophonetic: semantic 贝 (shell), phonetic 十

Made of 厂 + 十 + 贝

人质rén zhìhostage
物质wù zhìmatter; substance; material; materialistic
质疑zhì yíto call into question; to question (truth or validity)
质量zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
本质běn zhìessence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
品质pǐn zhìcharacter; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic
特质tè zhìcharacteristic; special quality
蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein
气质qì zhìpersonality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class
神经质shén jīng zhìnervous; on edge; excitable; neurotic
质问zhì wènto question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate

罪犯没有放人质们走。
zuì fàn méi yǒu fàng rén zhì men zǒu 。
The criminal didn't let the hostages go.
自由的本质就是数学。
zì yóu de běn zhì jiù shì shù xué 。
The essence of liberty is mathematics.
这些年空气质量恶化了。
zhè xiē nián kōng qì zhì liàng è huà le 。
Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
他们的货品有着最高的品质。
tā men de huò pǐn yǒu zhe zuì gāo de pǐn zhì 。
Their goods are of the highest quality.
酸性会腐蚀含有金属的物质。
suān xìng huì fǔ shí hán yǒu jīn shǔ de wù zhì 。
Acid acts on things which contain metal.