朱
vermilion
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,030 U+6731
How 朱 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The color of the sap 一 of some trees 木
How to remember it
vermilion · Heisig RSH #1578
a drop of + 未 not yet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 朱 as their sound component
These characters all use 朱 (zhū) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱 sound component | zhū | cinnabar, vermilion; surname |
| 珠 | zhū | gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone |
| 诛 | zhū | to execute, to kill; to punish |
| 殊 | shū | different, special, unusual |
| 蛛 | zhū | spider |
| 株 | zhū | root, stump; measure word for trees |
| 侏 | zhū | small, tiny; dwarf |
| 茱 | zhū | dogwood |
| 铢 | zhū | a unit of weight, about 1 gram |
| 洙 | zhū | a river in Shandong province |
| 邾 | zhū | an ancient feudal state in Shandong province |
| 姝 | shū | beautiful, charming, gorgeous; pretty girl |
Words containing 朱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱利亚尼 | Zhū lì yà ní | Giuliani (name); Rudolph W (Rudy) Giuliani (1944-), US Republican politician, Mayor of New… |
| 中国白眉朱雀 | Zhōng guó bái méi zhū què | (bird species of China) Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius) |
| 朱利安 | Zhū lì ān | Julian or Julien (name) |
| 马朱罗 | Mǎ zhū luó | Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands |
| 长尾朱雀 | cháng wěi zhū què | (bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus) |
| 朱自清 | Zhū Zì qīng | Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist |
| 酒红朱雀 | jiǔ hóng zhū què | (bird species of China) vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) |
| 沙色朱雀 | shā sè zhū què | (bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae) |
| 朱古力 | zhū gǔ lì | chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
| 喜山白眉朱雀 | xǐ shān bái méi zhū què | (bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) |
| 普通朱雀 | pǔ tōng zhū què | (bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) |
| 黄嘴朱顶雀 | huáng zuǐ zhū dǐng què | (bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
| 喜山红眉朱雀 | xǐ shān hóng méi zhū què | (bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus) |
| 大朱雀 | dà zhū què | (bird species of China) great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) |
| 台湾酒红朱雀 | Tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què | (bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) |
| 喜山点翅朱雀 | xǐ shān diǎn chì zhū què | (bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus) |
| 红胸朱雀 | hóng xiōng zhū què | (bird species of China) red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) |
| 北朱雀 | běi zhū què | (bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) |
| 极北朱顶雀 | jí běi zhū dǐng què | (bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) |
| 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 | jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi | those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idio… |