築 meaning and stroke order
Building; a five-string lute
How to write 築, stroke by stroke
16 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 築
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to build
- to construct
- to ram
- to hit
- Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
How 築 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A building 巩 of bamboo ⺮ and wood 木; ⺮also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 築
Picture a building 巩 put together from bamboo ⺮ on top and wood 木 at the bottom. Bamboo plus wood plus solid work gives you 築 (zhù), to build.
築 is the traditional form of 筑, and it appears mostly in words about building and construction, such as 建築 (jiànzhù). It can also be used alone as a verb for building walls, nests, or roads. Example: 鳥在樹上築巢。(Niǎo zài shù shàng zhù cháo.) The bird is building a nest in the tree.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 築 with 筑 and think they are different words. They are the same word, written in traditional and simplified script. Also watch the tone: it is fourth tone zhù in mainland Mandarin, though Taiwan pronounces it zhú.
Common words with 築
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 築
How many strokes are in 築?
築 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 築 mean?
築 (zhù) means building; a five-string lute. A common word with it is 建筑 (jiànzhù), meaning "to construct; building".
How do you pronounce 築?
築 is pronounced zhù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 築?
The radical of 築 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 築 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 築?
築 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 筑, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 建築 and 建造?
建築 (jiànzhù) works as both a noun meaning a building and a verb meaning to construct. 建造 (jiànzào) is only a verb and is used for making things like bridges, ships, or houses.
Why does the dictionary say 築 also means a five-string lute?
In ancient times 筑 named a plucked or struck string instrument, and 築 is linked to that old sense. Today the meaning is historical, and in modern Chinese 築 almost always means to build.