Keyword
vermilion
- cinnabar
- surname
- Frequency
- #1874
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
zhū100%
Mnemonic
The color of the sap 一 of some trees 木
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
殊different珠pearl蛛spider株stump诛to punish侏dwarf铢a unit of weight茱dogwood姝pretty woman洙name of a river邾an ancient feudal state in Shandong province
Used in vocabulary
朱
vermilion; (bound form) cinnabar
朱德
Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army
朱元璋
Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武 (Hóngwǔ)
朱利安
Julian or Julien (name)
朱镕基
Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
朱熹
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子 (Zhūzǐ), Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
朱雀
(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky); (Daoism) the guardian deity of the south
朱丽叶
Juliet or Juliette (name)
朱砂
cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS; also written 朱砂 (zhūshā)
朱古力
chocolate (loanword)
朱立伦
Eric Chu (1961-), Taiwanese KMT politician
朱温
Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 节度使 (jiédùshǐ) at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 后梁太祖 (HòuLiángTàizǔ)
朱诺
Juneau, capital of Alaska; Juno, Roman goddess of marriage
朱自清
Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist
朱子
Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹 (ZhūXī)
朱庇特
Jupiter (Roman god)
朱红
vermilion
朱高炽
Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙 (HóngXī)
朱棣
Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永乐 (Yǒnglè)
朱瞻基
Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德 (Xuāndé)
朱祁镇
Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正统 (Zhèngtǒng), afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天顺 (Tiānshùn) (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464
朱祁钰
Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 (Jǐngtài) (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457
朱由校
personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天启 (MíngTiānqǐ) (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627
朱厚照
Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 (Zhèngdé) (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521