How to write 櫛

櫛 zhì 名词 1. A general term for combs and paddles; metaphorically refers to items arranged densely like the teeth of a comb. (e.g., 櫛比 - "like a comb") 2. To comb hair. (e.g., 櫛发 - "comb hair", 櫛沐 - "wash face") 3. To remove or clear away. (e.g., 櫛垢爬癢 - "remove dirt and itch") 动词 1. To comb hair. (e.g., 櫛发 - "comb hair") 2. To clear or remove. (e.g., 櫛垢爬癢 - "remove dirt and itch") 引文 1. In the Shuowen Jiezi: 櫛, is a general term for combs. The commentary states: "The denser it is, the more it is called 櫛; the densest is called 茝." 2. In the Yili, "At the south end of the feast, place the comb and pin." 3. In the poetical text of the Shijing: "Its height is like a wall, and it is likened to a comb." 4. From Zhuangzi: "The wife holds the towel and comb." 5. Example phrases: 櫛佩 (combing tools and ornaments); 櫛珥 (combs and earrings); 櫛櫛 (to describe dense arrangement); 櫛密 (arranged closely like comb teeth). 动词 1. To comb hair. (e.g., 櫛发 - "comb hair") 引文 1. Bai Juyi wrote: "Now waiting for punishment in Xunyang, apart from combing and eating, there are no other matters." 例子 1. Example phrases: 櫛工 (historically referred to someone who specialized in combing hair); 櫛束 (combing and tying hair); 櫛冠 (combing hair before wearing a hat); 櫛掠 (to groom); 櫛梳 (to comb); 櫛发 (to comb hair). 2. To clear away. (e.g., 櫛剔 - "clear away"; 櫛垢爬癢 - "remove dirt and itch")