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zhù

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zhù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhù | zhu4
English translation
termite, bookworm; to bore, to eat into

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About zhù

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

zhù

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of zhù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫主

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

zhǔ

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhù

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蛀虫 zhù chóng jiāng de 羊毛衫 zhù shí le 几个 jǐ ge xiǎo dòng .

The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat.

zhè shù bèi 虫子 chóng zi zhù kōng le .

This tree has been eaten hollow by worms.

这些 zhè xiē 木梁 bèi zhù chóng zhù dōu shì dòng

The beams are riddled with woodworm.

牙斑如果 rúguǒ 清除 qīngchú jiù huì 导致 dǎozhì 牙齿 yáchǐ 蛀蚀 zhù shí 牙龈 yá yín 疾病 jíbìng

When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.

Words with zhù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhù termite zhù
蛀虫 zhù chóng fig. vermin蛀蟲
蛀牙 zhù yá tooth decay蛀牙 zhù yá
蛀蚀 zhù shí to corrupt蛀蝕

zhù Decomposition & Compounds

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