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zhǔ

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zhǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǔ | zhu3
English translation
to lean on
to prop on
post; to lean on; to prod, to ridicule

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About zhǔ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhǔ

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of zhǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌主

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

zhǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zhǔ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhǔ

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kǎn le gēn 结实 jiēshí de 枝条 zhī tiáo 用来 yòng lái zhǔ zhāo 走路 zǒu lù .

He cut a stout stick to help him walk.

老人 lǎo rén zhǔ zhāo 手杖 shǒu zhàng 走路 zǒu lù .

The old man had a stick to help him walk.

走路 zǒu lù zhǔ 拐棍 guǎi gùn ,因为 yīnwèi shì 瘸子 qué zi .

He walks with a stick because he is lame.

zhǔ zhāo 拐杖 guǎizhàng , zǒu 慢慢 màn màn de , 挟着本很 de 剪贴簿.

He came slowly, on crutches, clutching a big scrapbook.

乞丐 qǐgài shì 瞎子 xiā zi , 照例 zhào lì zhǔ zhāo 一根 yòng hěn jiù le de 手杖 shǒu zhàng 棍子 gùn zi .

He was a blind begger, carrying the traditional battered cane.

Words with zhǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhǔ to lean on zhǔ

zhǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǔ Decomposition

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