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March 24, 2026
註zhù(zhu4)
The character 註 (zhù) means 'to concentrate' or 'to focus.' It is commonly used in contexts where one needs to pay close attention or direct their efforts towards a specific task or subject. This character often appears in academic or professional settings, indicating the importance of focus in achieving goals.
Strokes12Radical言Frequency#77794DifficultyVery Hard
Cultural Note
In Chinese culture, concentration is often associated with success in education and professional life. The emphasis on focus reflects the value placed on diligence and perseverance, particularly in competitive academic environments.
Memory Tip
Imagine a person with a magnifying glass (the character's radical 言 means 'speech' and resembles the act of focusing on words). They are concentrating on a single point of text, ensuring they understand every detail. The pronunciation 'zhù' sounds like 'glue,' which can help you remember to 'glue your attention' to something important.
Meanings of 註
zhù(zhu4)
1to concentrate, to focus
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註Simplified
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言Radical
非语素字non-morpheme character (n-m.)Part of Speech
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Memory Mnemonic
Imagine a person with a magnifying glass (the character's radical 言 means 'speech' and resembles the act of focusing on words). They are concentrating on a single point of text, ensuring they understand every detail. The pronunciation 'zhù' sounds like 'glue,' which can help you remember to 'glue your attention' to something important.
Usage Notes
Be cautious not to confuse 註 with 注 (zhù), which means 'to pour' or 'to note.' 註 is more formal and often used in writing rather than in everyday conversation. Common collocations include 註意 (zhùyì, to pay attention) and 註明 (zhùmíng, to explain or annotate).
HSK Study Tips
While 註 is not in the HSK vocabulary lists, it is related to words at higher levels that involve focus and concentration. Students should pay attention to other related characters, like 注 (zhù) and 注意 (zhùyì), which are more commonly encountered in daily practice.
Cultural Note
In Chinese culture, concentration is often associated with success in education and professional life. The emphasis on focus reflects the value placed on diligence and perseverance, particularly in competitive academic environments.
Common Mistakes
Learners often confuse 註 with 注, leading to incorrect usage in sentences. For example, saying '我註水' instead of '我注水' (I pour water) demonstrates this error.
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六书 ClassificationPhono-semantic (形声å—)~80-90% of characters
Explanation
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 注 is also used to mean "register; comment", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 註.
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Cultural Notes for 註
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In Chinese culture, concentration is often associated with success in education and professional life. The emphasis on focus reflects the value placed on diligence and perseverance, particularly in competitive academic environments.
Word Family of 註
Words Containing This Character20
注意zhùyìto take note of
关注guānzhùto pay attention to關注
注zhùto inject
注册zhùcèto register註冊
注射zhùshèinjection
注意力attention
注定zhùdìngto foreordain註定
注重zhùzhòngto emphasize
注入zhùrùto pour into
专注zhuānzhùconcentrated專注
注视zhùshìto gaze at注視
赌注stake (in a gamble)賭注
引人注目yǐnrénzhùmùto attract attention
灌注to pour into
注明to clearly indicate
标注to tag標注
注销to cancel註銷
注射器syringe
引人注意to attract attention
投注to bet
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Frequently Asked Questions about 註
註 refers to concentrating or focusing, while 注 means to pour or to annotate. They are used in different contexts.
It is more formal and typically used in writing or professional contexts rather than casual conversation.
You can say '我需要註意这件事' (Wǒ xūyào zhùyì zhè jiàn shì), which means 'I need to focus on this matter.'
