侏 meaning and stroke order
Small, tiny; dwarf
How to write 侏, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 侏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- dwarf
How 侏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.
亻 gives the meaning and 朱 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 侏
侏 combines the person radical 亻 with 朱 (zhū), which gives the sound. Picture a person 亻 standing next to 朱 and think of a small person whose name sounds like zhū.
侏 almost never appears alone and is used mainly in the word 侏儒 (zhūrú), meaning a person with dwarfism. It also appears in 侏罗纪 (Zhūluójì), the Jurassic period. Example: 侏罗纪公园很有名。(Zhūluójì Gōngyuán hěn yǒumíng.) Jurassic Park is very famous.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 株 (zhū, a plant stem or a measure word for trees) or 珠 (zhū, pearl) instead of 侏. All three share 朱 for the sound, so check the left side. 侏 has 亻 for a person, 株 has 木 for wood, and 珠 has 王 for jade.
Common words with 侏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 侏儒 | zhūrú | person with dwarfism; dwarf |
侏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 侏
How many strokes are in 侏?
侏 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 侏 mean?
侏 (zhū) means small, tiny; dwarf. A common word with it is 侏儒 (zhūrú), meaning "person with dwarfism; dwarf".
How do you pronounce 侏?
侏 is pronounced zhū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 侏?
The radical of 侏 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 侏 under this radical.
Is 侏儒 a polite word to use for a person with dwarfism?
侏儒 is the standard dictionary and medical term, but in everyday speech it can sound blunt or old-fashioned. Many people prefer 小个子 (xiǎo gèzi, short person) or a description such as 身材矮小 (shēncái ǎixiǎo, small in stature).
Why does 侏 appear in the word for the Jurassic period?
In 侏罗纪 (Zhūluójì), 侏 is used only for its sound. The word transliterates Jura, the mountains the period is named after, so it has nothing to do with the meaning small.