茱 meaning and stroke order
Dogwood
How to write 茱, stroke by stroke
9 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 茱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 茱萸[zhu1 yu2]
How 茱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 朱 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 茱
The grass radical 艹 on top marks a plant, and 朱 (zhū, vermilion red) below gives the sound. Picture a plant with bright red berries, which fits the dogwood 茱萸.
茱 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 茱萸 (zhūyú), a plant with red fruit linked to the Double Ninth Festival. Example: 重阳节插茱萸。(Chóngyáng jié chā zhūyú.) On the Double Ninth Festival, people wear sprigs of zhuyu.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 珠 (zhū, pearl) or plain 朱 instead, since all three sound the same. Remember that only the plant word takes the grass radical 艹 on top.
茱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 茱
How many strokes are in 茱?
茱 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 茱 mean?
茱 (zhū) means dogwood.
How do you pronounce 茱?
茱 is pronounced zhū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 茱?
The radical of 茱 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 茱 under this radical.
Is 茱萸 the same plant as Western dogwood?
Not exactly. 茱萸 usually refers to plants like 山茱萸 (shān zhūyú, Cornelian cherry type dogwood) or 吴茱萸 (wú zhūyú, evodia), which are used in Chinese medicine. The English gloss dogwood is an approximation.
Why is 茱萸 famous in Chinese poetry?
Wang Wei's poem about the Double Ninth Festival mentions everyone wearing 茱萸 except the absent poet. The line 遍插茱萸少一人 (biàn chā zhūyú shǎo yī rén) expresses missing family far away.