Taxonomy of meanings for 脂:　　

  • 脂 zhī (OC: kji MC: tɕi) 旨夷切 平 廣韻：【脂膏也釋名曰脂砥也著面軟滑如砥石也説文云戴角者脂無角者膏又姓魏略有中大夫京兆脂習字元升旨夷切十 】
    • GREASE
      • nadNgreasy
      • nmhardened fat from bovine animals; lard
      • vtoNcausativeapply grease on; to grease (a wheel)
    • MAKE-UP
      • ABUNDANT
        • FLATTER
          • SURNAMES

          Additional information about 脂

          說文解字: 【脂】，戴角者脂，無角者膏。从肉、旨聲。 【旨夷切】

            Criteria
          • FAT

            1. The current general word for sleekness or obesity is féi 肥 (ant. qū 臞 "emaciated", jí 瘠 "thin"), and it must be noted that the term has positive connotations in ancient China.

            2. Tú 腯 refers specifically to feisty fatness of animals.

            3. Zhī 脂 refers to the substance of grease or fat as such. See GREASE.

            4. Fēng 豐 refers occasionally to sleekness and richness as a positive attribute of well-nourished individuals.

            NB: Pàng 胖 refers to obesity with no positive connotations, and emerges probably in YUAN times.