zhì

infantile

young; old variant of 稚[zhi4]; variant of 稚[zhi4]

grain shoot (禾) + sound (隹) = young and tender

禾 (grain) anchors the meaning in tender young shoots — the earliest, most delicate stage of a plant's life. 隹 mainly contributes the zhì sound and does not add meaning here.

+
Grain plantSemantic
Short-tailed birdPhonetic

这个孩子说话时带着一股气,让人忍不住笑。

zhè ge hái zi shuō huà shí dài zhe yī gǔ zhì qì ,ràng rén rěn bu zhù xiào 。

When this child speaks, there is a childlike innocence about them that makes people unable to help but smile.

他的想法有些幼,还需要多经历一些事情。

tā de xiǎng fǎ yǒu xiē yòu zhì ,hái xū yào duō jīng lì yī xiē shì qíng 。

His ideas are somewhat naive; he still needs to experience more things.

Words with 稚

幼稚

yòu zhì

young

幼稚园

yòu zhì yuán

kindergarten (Tw)

甜稚

tián zhì

sweet and innocent

稚女

zhì nǚ

little girl (of toddler age)

稚嫩

zhì nèn

young and tender

稚子

zhì zǐ

young child

稚弱

zhì ruò

immature and feeble

稚拙

zhì zhuō

young and clumsy

稚气

zhì qì

childish nature

稚气未脱

zhì qì wèi tuō

still possessing the innocence of childhood (idiom)

稚虫

zhì chóng

(entomology) naiad

童稚

tóng zhì

child

More characters with 禾