(zhū)

HSK 7-96 strokes
Readingszhūshú

surname Zhu

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhū / shú
Meaning
surname Zhu
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻一木

The color of the sap 一 of some trees 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhūhóng
HSK 7-9

vermilion

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zhūhuán

(bird species of China) crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)

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zhūjùn

Zhu Jun (-195), politician and general at the end of later Han

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zhū

Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]

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zhū

Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army

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zhū

Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永乐

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zhū

Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Conf…

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