柱
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pillar; CL:根[gen1]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 柱
- Common rank
- #1,269
- Unicode
- U+67F1
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Formation & memory
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Words with 柱
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石柱土家族自治县 | Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] | |
| 三角柱体 | triangular prism (math.) | |
| 太阳光柱 | solar pillar; sun pillar (atmospheric optics) | |
| 四角柱体 | cuboid; rectangular prism (math.) | |
| 天柱县 | Tianzhu, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州… | |
| 石柱县 | Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality | |
| 三柱门 | (sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails) | |
| 角柱体 | prism (math.) | |
| 维管柱 | vascular column | |
| 精神支柱 | moral pillars; spiritual props | |
| 支柱产业 | mainstay industry | |
| 柱子 | pillar; CL:根[gen1] | |
| 水柱 | stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water | |
| 柱头 | (architecture) capital; column head; (botany) stigma | |
| 天柱 | see 天柱縣|天柱县[Tian1 zhu4 Xian4] | |
| 天柱 | pillars supporting heaven | |
| 花柱 | style (female organ of flower) | |
| 毫米水银柱 | millibar (unit of pressure) | |
| 柱体 | cylinder; prism (math.) | |
| 圆柱体 | cylinder (geometry) |
Sound family
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