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zhū

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zhū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhū | zhu1
English translation
bead
pearl
CL:[lì],
>[kē]
gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone

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About zhū

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zhū

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

jade

Etymology of zhū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

王朱

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

zhū

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Wáng represents the meaning and zhū represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhū

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shuí 能够 néng gòu 揣摩 chuǎi mó 这些 zhè xiē 泪珠 lèi zhū ér de 含意 hán yì ne ?谁能够断定 duàndìng 它们 tā men shì shì tián ne ?

Who shall analyse those tears, and say whether they were sweet or bitter?

yāo shuì 那么 nà me , 露西 Lù xī ,说话 shuōhuà xiàng 连珠炮 lián zhū pào 似的 shìde , yǐn dǒng .

Don't gabble, Lucy, I can't understand when you run your words together.

窃贼 qiè zéi de 货车 huò chē zhuàng le 珠宝 zhū bǎo háng de chú chuāng .

The thieves rammed their truck into the jeweller's window.

眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi 咄咄 duō duō rén de 盯住 dīng zhù 郭世富, 企图 qǐtú 逼他屈服 qūfú .

He looked at Guo Shifu compellingly . He wanted to force him to submit.

2002 Nián 尤尼森 shì yóu méi 鹿, 赤霞 zhū 西拉 Xī lā suǒ 酿制 de ,酒色 jiǔ sè chéng 深红.

Unison 2002 is a deeply coloured Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend.

Words with zhū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
珠宝 zhū bǎo pearls珠寶
zhū bead zhū
珍珠 zhēnzhū pearl珍珠 zhēnzhū
珠海 Zhū hǎi Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省 Guǎng dōng shěng [Guǎng​dōng​shěng] in south China珠海 Zhū hǎi
明珠 míng zhū pearl明珠 míng zhū
珠江 Zhū jiāng Pearl River (Guangdong)珠江 Zhū jiāng
珠子 zhū zi pearl珠子 zhū zi
眼珠 yǎn zhū one's eyes眼珠 yǎn zhū
珠峰 Zhū fēng Mt Everest珠峰 Zhū fēng
海珠 Hǎi zhū Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市 Guǎng zhōu shì [Guǎng​zhōu​shì], Guangdong海珠 Hǎi zhū
珍珠港 Zhēn zhū Gǎng Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)珍珠港 Zhēn zhū Gǎng
珠穆朗玛峰 Zhū mù lǎng mǎ Fēng Mt Everest珠穆朗瑪峰
圆珠笔 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen圓珠筆
念珠 niàn zhū rosary念珠 niàn zhū
汗珠 hàn zhū beads of sweat汗珠 hàn zhū
海珠区 Hǎi zhū qū Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市 Guǎng zhōu shì [Guǎng​zhōu​shì], Guangdong海珠區
珠江三角洲 Zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu Pearl River Delta (PRD)珠江三角洲 Zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu
泪珠 lèi zhū a teardrop淚珠
珠海市 Zhū hǎi shì Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省 Guǎng dōng shěng [Guǎng​dōng​shěng] in south China珠海市 Zhū hǎi shì

zhū Decomposition & Compounds

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zhū Decomposition

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