zhù

芧

Character · Noun

ramie; Boehmeria nivea (same as 苎)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ramie; Boehmeria nivea; China grass

literary

Used in classical texts as a variant of 苎. Refers to a perennial plant whose bark fiber is used to make cloth.

Zhù芧
má麻
zhī之
bù布
 ，
xià夏
rì日
fú服
zhī之
qīng清
liáng凉
 。

Ramie cloth, when worn in summer, is cool and refreshing.

Cǐ此
cǎo草
míng名
zhù芧
 ，
yǔ与
zhù苎
tóng同
wù物
 ，
kě可
wéi为
shéng绳
suǒ索
 。

This grass is called zhù, the same as 苎, and can be made into rope.