朱
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vermilion
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 +2
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 朱
- Common rank
- #1,030
- Unicode
- U+6731
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Formation & memory
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Words with 朱
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱利亚尼 | Giuliani (name); Rudolph W (Rudy) Giuliani (1944-), US Republican politician, Mayor of New… | |
| 中国白眉朱雀 | (bird species of China) Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius) | |
| 朱利安 | Julian or Julien (name) | |
| 马朱罗 | Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands | |
| 长尾朱雀 | (bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus) | |
| 朱自清 | Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist | |
| 酒红朱雀 | (bird species of China) vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) | |
| 沙色朱雀 | (bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae) | |
| 朱古力 | chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4] | |
| 喜山白眉朱雀 | (bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) | |
| 普通朱雀 | (bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) | |
| 黄嘴朱顶雀 | (bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris) | |
| 喜山红眉朱雀 | (bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus) | |
| 大朱雀 | (bird species of China) great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) | |
| 台湾酒红朱雀 | (bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) | |
| 喜山点翅朱雀 | (bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus) | |
| 红胸朱雀 | (bird species of China) red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) | |
| 北朱雀 | (bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) | |
| 极北朱顶雀 | (bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) | |
| 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 | those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idio… |
Sound family
These characters use 朱 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朱 sound part | cinnabar, vermilion; surname | |
| 珠 | gem, jewel, pearl, precious stone | |
| 诛 | to execute, to kill; to punish | |
| 殊 | different, special, unusual | |
| 蛛 | spider | |
| 株 | root, stump; measure word for trees | |
| 侏 | small, tiny; dwarf | |
| 茱 | dogwood | |
| 铢 | a unit of weight, about 1 gram | |
| 洙 | a river in Shandong province | |
| 邾 | an ancient feudal state in Shandong province | |
| 姝 | beautiful, charming, gorgeous; pretty girl |