123456789Keywordcombto comb outto eliminateto weed outFrequency#4923Strokes9ReadingszhìMnemonicA wooden 木 comb 节; 节 also provides the pronunciationStroke orderComposed of木tree节jointUsed in vocabulary栉zhìcomb; to comb; to weed out; to eliminate; Taiwan pr. jié鳞次栉比líncìzhìbǐrow upon row栉风沐雨zhìfēngmùyǔlit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom); fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather栉比zhìbǐlined up close (like teeth of a comb)