Chinese More information water; river, Zoysia pungens ... water; river Zoysia pungens trad. (水芝) 水 芝 simp. #(水芝) 水 芝 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): shuǐzhī (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐzhī Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓ Tongyong Pinyin: shuěijhih Wade–Giles: shui3-chih1 Yale: shwěi-jr̄ Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijy Palladius: шуйчжи (šujčži) Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ Noun 水芝 (literary) lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Synonyms edit水芙蓉 (shuǐfúróng)芙蓉 (fúróng)芙蕖 (fúqú) (literary)荷花 (héhuā)菡萏 (hàndàn) (literary)蓮 / 莲蓮花 / 莲花 (liánhuā)藕花 (ǒuhuā)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.