褚(chǔ)

13 strokes
Readingschǔzhǔ

surname Chu

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Character information

Pinyin
chǔ / zhǔ
Meaning
surname Chu
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 褚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰衤者

In this compound, the meaning comes from 衤 (cloth); 者 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

衤yī者zhě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 褚 step by step

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

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Words with 褚

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

chǔ褚rén人huò获

Chu Renhuo (1635-1682), author of historical novel Dramatized History of Su…

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chǔ褚suì遂liáng良

Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家…

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Related characters

From 褚’s common words

人获遂良

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