汁 (zhī) is a Chinese character meaning “juice”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 十 (ten), side by side, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 十
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·水部（汁，液也。从水十聲）；现代字形以 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 核验：5 画 = 氵 3 画 + 十 2 画
Memory aid
Water (氵) squeezed out of ten (十) pieces of fruit — what you get is juice.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice汁 = zhī
- 橙汁chéng zhīorange juice汁 = zhī
- 椰汁yē zhīcoconut water; coconut milk drink汁 = zhī
- 绞尽脑汁jiǎo jìn nǎo zhīto rack one's brains汁 = zhī
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All readings
juice
juice; liquid pressed or squeezed out of something
含有某种物质的液体，多指从水果、蔬菜等榨出或渗出的液体。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice汁 = zhī
- 橙汁chéng zhīorange juice汁 = zhī
- 椰汁yē zhīcoconut water; coconut milk drink汁 = zhī
- 绞尽脑汁jiǎo jìn nǎo zhīto rack one's brains汁 = zhī
Sound component
十 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 汁 mean?
汁 (zhī) means juice; liquid pressed or squeezed out of something.
How do you pronounce 汁?
It is pronounced zhī.
What parts is 汁 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 十 (ten), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·水部（汁，液也。从水十聲）；现代字形以 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 核验：5 画 = 氵 3 画 + 十 2 画. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 汁 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 汁?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 汁?
Common ones are 果汁 and 橙汁. The reading of 汁 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.