付诸 (fù zhū) — (formal) to put into (action, practice, etc.); to submit to (a process)

Definition

A formal written verb meaning 'to put into' — usually followed by a process word like 行动, 实践, or 表决 to mean carrying something out. Much more literary than everyday words like 做 or 实行.

verb
(formal) to put into (action, practice, etc.)to submit to (a process)

Examples

  • ，付诸。
    Jì huà yǐ jīng zhì dìng hǎo, xiàn zài xū yào fù zhū xíng dòng.
    The plan has been made; now we need to put it into action.
  • 。
    Tā de nǔ lì zuì zhōng fù zhū dōng liú.
    His efforts ultimately went down the drain.
  • 付诸。
    Zhè fèn tí àn jiāng fù zhū biǎo jué.
    This proposal will be put to a vote.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

付fùput
诸zhūto it

付 means to put or give, and 诸 carries the sense of to it, so together they express putting something into practice.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

付 pairs 亻 (person) with 又 (hand), showing a person handing something to someone.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 諸; 诸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě諸zhū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 諸 pairs 言 (speech) with 者; 者 gives the sound.

Open 诸 →

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