zhū

common
name

Meaning of

侏 means vermilion; bright red; scarlet; cinnabar; vermilion pigment. Pronounced zhū.

  • vermilion; bright red; scarlet
  • cinnabar; vermilion pigment
  • surname Zhu

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

mén
shàng
zhe
zhū
hóng
de
yóu
 

The gate was painted with vermilion lacquer.

Zhū
chún
hào
chǐ齿
 
xíng
róng
měi
mào
 

Red lips and white teeth describe a woman's beauty.

Zhū
mén
jiǔ
ròu
chòu
 
yǒu
dòng
 

Behind vermilion gates, meat and wine go to waste; on the road lie the frozen bones of the poor.