Pronunciation

Characters pronounced zhu.

25 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 25 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

住 zhù reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop 助 zhù help, aid, assist 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on 注 zhù concentrate, focus, direct 祝 zhù warm · artistic pray for happiness or blessings 筑 zhù classic ancient lute; build 著 zhù manifest; (Cant.) to wear 蛀 zhù insects that eat books, clothes 贮 zhù store, stockpile, hoard 铸 zhù melt, cast; coin, mint 驻 zhù to be stationed at, reside at; to stop 烛 zhú bright candle, taper; shine, illuminate 竹 zhú natural · elegant bamboo 逐 zhú chase, expel; one by one 朱 zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname 株 zhū natural numerary adjunct for trees; root 猪 zhū pig, hog, wild boar 珠 zhū elegant precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl 蛛 zhū spider 诸 zhū various, all, these; surname 主 zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord 嘱 zhǔ order, tell, instruct, leave word 拄 zhǔ lean on; post; prod; ridicule 煮 zhǔ cook 瞩 zhǔ natural watch carefully, stare at, focus on

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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