诸 meaning and stroke order
All, many, various; surname
How to write 诸, stroke by stroke
10 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 诸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- all
- various
How 诸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 者 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 诸
诸 is pictophonetic: 讠 (speech) gives the meaning area and 者 (zhě) hints at the sound. Picture a speaker addressing all the people (者) in the room at once, saying "诸位" to everyone.
诸 is formal and mostly appears in set words like 诸位 (zhūwèi, everyone), 诸多 (zhūduō, many) and 诸如 (zhūrú, such as). It is common in speeches, writing and news, but rare in casual talk. Example: 诸位，欢迎光临。(Zhūwèi, huānyíng guānglín.) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 诸 with 猪 (zhū, pig), which has the same sound and the same 者 part but uses the animal side 犭. Writing 猪位 instead of 诸位 turns "everyone" into an insult.
Common words with 诸
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 诸位 | zhūwèi | (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen | HSK 6 |
| 诸如此类 | zhūrú-cǐlèi | things like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest | HSK 7-9 |
| 诸多 | zhūduō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of | HSK 7-9 |
| 诸如 | zhūrú | (various things) such as; such as (the following) | |
| 诉诸 | sùzhū | to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action) | |
| 公诸于世 | gōngzhūyúshì | to announce to the world (idiom); to make public | |
| 诸事 | zhūshì | everything; every matter |
诸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 诸
Learning 诸 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 诸
How many strokes are in 诸?
诸 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 诸 mean?
诸 (zhū) means all, many, various; surname. A common word with it is 诸位 (zhūwèi), meaning "(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen".
How do you pronounce 诸?
诸 is pronounced zhū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 诸?
The radical of 诸 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 诸 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 诸?
The traditional form of 诸 is 諸. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 诸 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 诸 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 诸 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can I use 诸 on its own to mean "all" in everyday speech?
Not really. In modern Chinese 诸 almost always appears inside fixed words like 诸位 or 诸多. For everyday "all" use 所有 (suǒyǒu) or 都 (dōu).
What does 诉诸 mean and how is it used?
诉诸 (sùzhū) means to appeal to or resort to something, such as 诉诸法律 (sùzhū fǎlǜ, to take legal action). It is a formal written expression often seen in news.