矗 (chù): lofty
矗 (chù) is a Chinese character meaning “lofty.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 直 (structural), 直 (structural) and 直 (structural). It ranks #3092 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 矗 three people standing up straight 直. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 目 (mù, eye), 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 眼 (yǎn, eye).
Definitions
- lofty
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThree people standing up straight 直
Decomposition: ⿱直⿰直直 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
矗 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 矗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们矗字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men chù zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "矗."
先民搬运海量泥土,在沼泽之上垒起十余米高的台地,宫殿建筑矗立高台之上,俯瞰整座古城。
xiān mín bān yùn hǎi liàng ní tǔ , zài zhǎo zé zhī shàng lěi qǐ shí yú mǐ gāo de tái dì , gōng diàn jiàn zhù chù lì gāo tái zhī shàng , fǔ 瞰 zhěng zuò gǔ chéng .
Ancient people hauled vast amounts of earth to build a platform more than ten meters high above the marsh; the palace complex stands atop this elevated platform, overlooking the entire ancient city.
从布达拉宫走出,正对面是布达拉宫广场,广场正中央矗立着西藏和平解放纪念碑。
cóng bù dá lā gōng zǒu chū , zhèng duì miàn shì bù dá lā gōng guǎng chǎng , guǎng chǎng zhèng zhōng yāng chù lì zhe xī zàng hé píng jiě fàng jì niàn bēi .
As you step out of the Potala Palace, you’ll find yourself facing Potala Palace Square, with the Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet standing in the very center of the square.
当夕阳西下,摩天轮静静矗立在江对岸,就像是城市天际线最浪漫的标志。
dāng xī yáng xī xià , mó tiān lún jìng jìng chù lì zài jiāng duì àn , jiù xiàng shì chéng shì tiān jì xiàn zuì làng màn de biāo zhì .
As the sun sets, the Ferris wheel stands quietly on the opposite bank of the river, like the most romantic landmark on the city skyline.
我借助手机认出了天鹅座,它宛如一把弓箭矗立在头顶。
wǒ jiè zhù shǒu jī rèn chū le tiān é zuò , tā 宛 rú yī bǎ gōng jiàn chù lì zài tóu dǐng .
With the help of my phone, I identified the constellation Cygnus, which stood overhead like a bow and arrow.
Character Family
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