HSK 6 · Nature

株 zhū “(measure word for plants and trees)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 株 means

  1. (measure word for plants and trees)
  2. stem
  3. tree trunk
  4. stump (tree root)
  5. a plant
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • classifier for trees or plants
  • strain (biology)

How to say 株

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale株zhū1st tone, high and level

株 in a sentence

  1. 院子里种了几株桃树。

    Yuànzi lǐ zhòng le jǐ zhū táoshù.

    A few peach trees are planted in the yard.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这株花开得特别好。

    Zhè zhū huā kāi de tèbié hǎo.

    This plant is flowering especially well.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 株 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 株 (zhū) with each of its parts in a different colour
株zhūtree trunk
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 朱cinnabar · zhūSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 朱 (zhū) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhū.

How to write 株

株 10 strokes

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株 (zhū) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 株 (zhū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 株

More words: Nature & Environment

岸àn · bank彩虹cǎihóng · rainbow翅膀chìbǎng · wing枝zhī · branch支流zhīliú · tributary (river)种植zhòngzhí · to plant种子zhǒngzi · seed庄稼zhuāngjia · crops

FAQs

株 (zhū) means “(measure word for plants and trees)” or “stem”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhū: zhū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 株 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 株 from the suggestions. Typing zhu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
株 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.