朱 (zhū) — vermilion (a bright red color, used as a morpheme in compounds); (surname) Zhu
Definition
朱 is a bound morpheme for a bright, slightly orange red — close to 'vermilion' or 'scarlet'. In modern Chinese it almost always appears as part of a compound (朱红, 朱砂) or as the surname Zhu; it is not used alone as a standalone noun or adjective.
bound form
vermilion (a bright red color, used as a morpheme in compounds)(surname) Zhu
Easily confused
- 未wèilook-alikenot yet; have not; did not (formal/literary negation placed before a verb)
- 猪zhūsound-alikepig
- 末mòlook-alikethe end, final stage (of a period of time or an object)
- 茱zhūsound-alike(bound morpheme) used in 茱萸, dogwood / cornus
- 珠zhūsound-alikepearl; bead; small spherical object (bound form)
- 诸zhūsound-alike(prefix, literary) all; various
Examples
- 朱。Tā de huà yòng le zhū sè hé jīn sè.His painting used vermilion and gold.
- 朱。Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi xìng zhū de lǎo shī.I know a teacher whose surname is Zhu.
- 。Zhè jiàn yī fu shì zhū hóng sè de.This piece of clothing is vermilion red.
Origin
Indicative sign六书liùshū
指事zhǐshìAn abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.
The shape of 朱 draws a tree, with an extra dot-like stroke at the middle marking its core.
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