• 1286th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to halt • to stay • to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

进驻 (進駐)
驻足 (駐足)

Uncommon

常驻 (常駐)
留驻 (留駐)
驻京 (駐京)
驻地 (駐地)
驻守 (駐守)
驻扎 (駐紮)
驻华 (駐華)
驻军 (駐軍)

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  • 1409th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 62 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhā (zha1)to prick • to run or stick (a needle etc) into • jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)
2. zhá (zha2)penetrating (as of cold) • struggle
3. (za1)to tie • to bind • classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle • Taiwan pr. [zha2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhā (zha1)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhá (zha2)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (za1)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

包扎 
挣扎 (掙扎)

Uncommon

卡扎菲 
安营扎寨 (安營紮寨)
扎堆 
扎实 (扎實)
扎根 
扎针 (扎針)
扎营 (紮營)
结扎 (結扎)
莫扎特 
阿布扎比 
驻扎 (駐紮)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.