朱(zhū)

HSK 7-96 strokes
Readingszhūshú

surname Zhu

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Character information

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

Origin & structure

Where 朱 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

一yī木mù

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 朱 step by step

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

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Words with 朱

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

zhū朱hóng红
HSK 7-9

vermilion

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zhū朱huán鹮

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

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zhū朱jùn俊

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

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zhū朱zǐ子

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

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zhū朱yuán元zhāng璋

Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]

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zhū朱lì利ān安

Julian or Julien (name)

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zhū朱gǔ古lì力

chocolate (loanword)

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zhū朱dé德

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

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红鹮俊子元璋利安

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