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15		ㄓˊ [zhi2]  (*ㄓˋ [zhi4] ).Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  Substance, character, quality of material: 物質 matter;
物質主義 materialism;
品質 quality (of material), character (of person);
性質 character, nature (of iron, lead, poetry, irony, etc.);
實質 substance (as against title, reputation, etc.);
文質彬彬 balance of outward grace and solid worth.
(2)  Born character (of person): 資質，素質 natural intelligence;
氣質 born capacity, personality (generous, mean, etc.).
(3)  (*[zhi4]) U.f贄 11.80, pledge, security.
(4)  (*[zhi4]) (AC) anc. battle-axe and case used for executing prisoners (also wr.鑕).
V(1)  To question: 質問，質詢，質疑 [zhi2wen4], [zhi2xUn2], [zhi2yi2]↓;
質之鬼神 address question to the spirits.
(2)  (*[zhi4]) To pawn: 典質淨盡 have pawned everything available;
交質 (AC) exchange of princes’ relatives as hostages for pledge of alliance;
質押 [zhi2ya1]↓.
AdjSimple, unadorned: 質樸，質直 [zhi2pu2], [zhi2zhi2]↓;
質言 (LL) truthful words.
Words1.質點 [zhi2dian2], n., (phys.) particle (of matter). 
2.質地 [zhi2di4]1, n., basic character (of person), basic material (of fabric, articles). 
3.質的 [zhi2di4]2, n., (AC) target. 
4.質正 [zhi2zheng4], v.t., as in 質正有道 present to the scholars for advice and criticism. 
5.質直 [zhi2zhi2], adj., direct, straightforward. 
6.質庫 *[zhi4ku4], n., (LL) pawnshop. 
7.質量 [zhi2liang4], n., (1)  (phys.) mass; (2)  gen. quality and quantity. 
8.質料 [zhi2liao4], n., material of (furniture, clothing, etc.). 
9.質明 [zhi2ming2], phr., (AC) just before dawn. 
10.質樸 [zhi2pu2], adj., simple, not ostentatious. 
11.質詢 [zhi2xUn2], v.t., ask for explanation (as congress asks of minister); to question; to ask opinion officially. 
12.質責 [zhi2ze2], v.t., to entrust responsibility for certain course of action. 
13.質子 [zhi2zi3], (1)  n., (phys.) proton; (2)  (*[zhi4zi3] ) v.i., to offer son as hostage. 
14.質問 [zhi2wen4], v.i., see [zhi2xUn2]↑. 
15.質押 *[zhi4ya1], (1)  v.t., to pawn s.t.; (2)  n., collateral for mortgage (also 質押品). 
16.質疑 [zhi2yi2], v.i., to present problems, doubts for enlightenment.