CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhu1
- English meanings
- stub, individual plant, stem of a plant, plant, trunk of tree, stem of plant, trunk of a tree, m.[general],
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 朱.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.
朱 is identified as the sound component (zhū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 株.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
God
dig
help; assist
enjoin; instruct
to lean on
red; vermilion; surname
pillar; post
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
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 守株待兔