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Meaning of 質
Pinyin
zhì
Radical
貝
Strokes
15
Definition
hostage / substance / nature / quality
Usage
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質:
1. 本體，本性。
Essence; nature.
2. 樸素，單純。
Simplicity; purity.
3. 問明，辨別，責問。
To inquire; to distinguish; to interrogate.
4. 抵押或抵押品。
Mortgage or collateral.
5. 同贄，禮物。
A gift or offering.
Verbs: Using property or person as a guarantee for mortgage.
Example: "質押" (to pledge).
Reference: "战国策．赵策四": "于是为长安君约车百乘，质于齐，齐兵乃出。" (Therefore, to negotiate for the Lord of Chang'an, a hundred carriages were pledged to Qi, and then the Qi army dispatched.)
Noun: A present given to elders during a visit, also known as '贽'.
Reference: "孟子．滕文公下": "出疆必载质。" (When leaving the borders, one must bring a gift.)
Note: "质, the gift that one brings to the ruler."
Reference: "史记．卷八四．屈原贾生传": "乃令张仪详去秦，厚币委质事楚。" (Then Zhang Yi was sent to Qin to negotiate, promising rich gifts and pledges to Chu.)
Noun: The fundamental characteristics of things.
Example: "特质", "流质".
Reference: "论语．卫灵公": "君子义以为质，礼以行之。" (A gentleman takes righteousness as the essence and acts accordingly with propriety.)
Reference: "史记．卷二四．乐书": "中正无邪，礼之质也。" (Being upright and uncorrupted is the essence of propriety.)
Noun: The innate nature or ability of a person.
Example: "资质".
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Input Method for 質
Pinyin
zhi4
Wubi
rfmi
Cangjie
hjbo
Zhengma
pdel
Four Corner
72282
Unicode
U+8cea
Stroke Number Category
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