孢子 (bāo zǐ) — spore | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spore

Measure word · 个

孢子。
Mó gu tōng guò bāo zǐ fán zhí.
Mushrooms reproduce through spores.
孢子。
Wǒ men yòng xiǎn wēi jìng guān chá bāo zǐ.
We observed the spores under a microscope.
孢子。
Zhè xiē bāo zǐ zài cháo shī huán jìng zhōng fā yá le.
These spores germinated in a humid environment.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐnoun ending

The spore part carries the biological sense, while the other part is a common ending that completes the word.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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