English
- cinnabar, vermilion
- surname Zhu
- vermilion
- a surname, usually transliterated as "Chu"
- surname
- red
- one in triad jargon
粵語
- 姓
- 紅
- 「一」嘅暗語
Stroke order
As a component in · 78
Variants
Words containing 朱
- 朱雀zyu1 zoek3
(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky)
- 朱砂zyu1 saa1
cinnabar
- 朱粒zyu1 lap1
a police inspector; a probationary police inspector [colloquial]
- 朱柴zyu1 caai4
a senior police constable [colloquial]
- 朱油zyu1 jau2
a type of dark soy sauce
- 楊朱joeng4 zyu1
Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism
- 朱古力zyu1 gu1 lik1
chocolate (loanword)
- 朱義盛zyu1 ji5 sing2
fake jewellery; counterfeit luxury goods (slang)
- 朱德zyu1 dak1
Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army
- 朱鎔基zyu1 jung4 gei1
Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
- 朱鷺zyu1 lou6
ibis
- 朱門zyu1 mun4
red-lacquered doors; vermilion gates; doors of wealthy homes
- 朱子zyu1 zi2
Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]
- 朱紅燈zyu1 hung4 dang1
Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion
- 朱紅zyu1 hung4
vermilion
- 朱筆zyu1 bat1
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
- 朱諾zyu1 nok6
Juneau, capital of Alaska
- 朱粉zyu1 fan2
red lead oxide Pb3O4
- 朱溫zyu1 wan1
Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]
- 大朱雀daai6 zyu1 zoek3
(bird species of China) great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
- 北朱雀bak1 zyu1 zoek3
(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
- 朱熹zyu1 hei1
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
- 朱鸝zyu1 lei4
(bird species of China) maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii)
- 朱䴉zyu1 syun4
(bird species of China) crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)