zhū

tree trunk

stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)

tree (木) + sound zhū (朱) = a single tree, trunk, or plant

木 grounds the meaning in trees and wood. 朱 primarily gives the sound zhū; its original meaning of 'red' or 'cinnabar' does not carry over here.

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院子里种了三玫瑰花。

yuàn zi lǐ zhòng le sān zhū méi gui huā。

Three rose plants were planted in the courtyard.

老树的根已经很深了。

zhè zhū lǎo shù de gēn yǐ jīng hěn shēn le。

The roots of this old tree have already gone very deep.

Words with 株

守株待兔

shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

守株待兔,缘木求鱼

shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

守株缘木

shǒu zhū yuán mù

abbr. for 守株待兔,緣木求魚|守株待兔,缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]

株守

zhū shǒu

to stick to sth stubbornly

株式会社

zhū shì huì shè

corporation

株治

zhū zhì

to involve others (in a law case)

株洲

zhū zhōu

see 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4]

株洲市

zhū zhōu shì

Zhuzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]

株距

zhū jù

spacing

株连

zhū lián

to involve others (in a crime)

植株

zhí zhū

(agriculture) plant

残株

cán zhū

stubble

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