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zhǔ

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zhǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǔ | zhu3
English translation
to enjoin
to implore
to urge
to instruct, to order, to tell; testament

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About zhǔ

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

zhǔ

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of zhǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口属

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

shǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and shǔ represents the sound. Simplified form of zhǔ .

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Example sentences using zhǔ

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老人 lǎo rén de 遗嘱 yí zhǔ bèi 窜改 cuàn gǎi .

The old man's will has been tampered with.

de 医生 yīshēng 嘱咐 zhǔfù 戒酒 jiè jiǔ .

His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.

护士 hùshi 护士 hùshi Xiàng 道别 dào bié ,嘱咐 zhǔfù 出院 chū yuàn Hòu gāi le zuò .

Doctors and nurses, to say theirss goodbyes and give orders.

chú 紧急情况 wài ,输氧 zūn 医嘱 yī zhǔ .

The administration of oxygen requires a physician's order except in an emergency.

布罗先生 Xiānsheng shé hǎo 遗嘱 yí zhǔ , 随即 suíjí 看看 kàn kan de 动静 dòngjìng .

Mr. Bruff folded up the will, and then looked my way.

Words with zhǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
遗嘱 yí zhǔ will遺囑
嘱咐 zhǔfù to tell囑咐
叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge叮囑
zhǔ to enjoin zhǔ
医嘱 yī zhǔ doctor's advice醫囑
嘱托 zhǔ tuō to entrust a task to sb else囑託
千叮万嘱 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ repeatedly urging千叮萬囑

zhǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǔ Decomposition

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