柱
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pillar; CL:根[gen1]
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How 柱 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 主 (phonetic, zhǔ)
How to remember it
pillar · Heisig RSH #1610
木 tree + candlestick
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 主
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 主 (zhǔ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主 sound component | zhǔ | to own; to host; master; host; lord |
| 注 | zhù | to concentrate, to focus |
| 驻 | zhù | stable; station, garrison |
| 蛀 | zhù | termite, bookworm; to bore, to eat into |
| 拄 | zhǔ | post; to lean on; to prod, to ridicule |
| 麈 | zhǔ | a species of deer |
Words containing 柱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石柱土家族自治县 | Shí zhù Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn | Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 三角柱体 | sān jiǎo zhù tǐ | triangular prism (math.) |
| 四角柱体 | sì jiǎo zhù tǐ | cuboid; rectangular prism (math.) |
| 太阳光柱 | tài yáng guāng zhù | solar pillar; sun pillar (atmospheric optics) |
| 天柱县 | Tiān zhù Xiàn | Tianzhu, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州… |
| 石柱县 | Shí zhù xiàn | Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| 三柱门 | sān zhù mén | (sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails) |
| 角柱体 | jiǎo zhù tǐ | prism (math.) |
| 维管柱 | wéi guǎn zhù | vascular column |
| 精神支柱 | jīng shén zhī zhù | moral pillars; spiritual props |
| 支柱产业 | zhī zhù chǎn yè | mainstay industry |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar; CL:根[gen1] |
| 水柱 | shuǐ zhù | stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water |
| 柱头 | zhù tóu | (architecture) capital; column head; (botany) stigma |
| 天柱 | Tiān zhù | see 天柱縣|天柱县[Tian1 zhu4 Xian4] |
| 天柱 | tiān zhù | pillars supporting heaven |
| 花柱 | huā zhù | style (female organ of flower) |
| 毫米水银柱 | háo mǐ shuǐ yín zhù | millibar (unit of pressure) |
| 柱体 | zhù tǐ | cylinder; prism (math.) |
| 圆柱体 | yuán zhù tǐ | cylinder (geometry) |