柱

zhù

zh+ù·4th tone

pillar · CL:根 gēn

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

柱=木+主

Etymology

tree

Meanings

pillar

CL:根 gēn

zhù

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Words with 柱 196 total

icicle冰柱bīng zhù distance marker · pole marking distance on racetrack标柱biāo zhù style (female organ of flower)花柱huā zhù

Idioms with 柱 26 total Chain

lit. to glue the tuning peg and play the zither (idiom) · fig. to be rigid and inflexible; to stick to old methods without adapting胶柱鼓瑟jiāo zhù gǔ sè