CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhu3
- English meanings
- to lean on, to prop on
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 主.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
主 is identified as the sound component (zhǔ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 拄.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
God
dig
help; assist
enjoin; instruct
red; vermilion; surname
pillar; post
stub
annotation
candle
boil
pig
pearl; bead
gaze; attention
wish
bamboo
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
write; notable
all; various; many
store; save
pursue; one by one
cast metal; forge
halt
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