• 1118th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhū (Zhu1)surname Zhu
2. zhū (zhu1)vermilion
3. zhū (zhu1)cinnabar • see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhū (zhu1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

朱古力 

Uncommon

朱元璋 
朱德 
朱熹 
朱砂 
朱红 (朱紅)
朱自清 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
朱雀 
朱丽叶 (朱麗葉)

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  • 4200th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (di4)Kerria japonica

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (di4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

唐棣 
朱棣 
无棣 (無棣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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