Papermaking in Chinese (Mandarin): 造纸 (zàozhǐ)
造纸
zàozhǐ
papermaking
- Simplified
- 造纸
- Traditional
- 造紙
- Pinyin
- zàozhǐ
- Typed as
- zaozhi
Use it in a sentence
造纸让人们可以在纸上写字。
造紙讓人們可以在紙上寫字。
Papermaking let people write on paper.
The characters in 造纸
造
To make. 辶 (walking) is around it.
10 strokes
纸 / 紙
Paper.
7 strokes
Papermaking is one of China's 四大发明 (sì dà fāmíng), the Four Great Inventions, along with the compass, gunpowder and printing.
More examples with 造纸
古代中国人发明了造纸。
古代中國人發明了造紙。
Gǔdài Zhōngguó rén fāmíng le zàozhǐ.
Ancient Chinese people invented papermaking.
造纸要用树皮和水。
造紙要用樹皮和水。
Zàozhǐ yào yòng shùpí hé shuǐ.
Papermaking uses tree bark and water.
How to write 造纸 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
造 10 strokes
纸 7 strokes
In Traditional characters:
紙 10 strokes
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