诛(zhū): to put (a criminal) to death
8 strokesTrad. 誅
to put (a criminal) to death
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhū
- Meaning
- to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 誅
Origin & structure
Where 诛 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 诛 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 诛
Common words using 诛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)
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