注 (zhù): (bound form) to pour into, to flow into, to inject, (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point, to concentrate, (bound form) stake (in gambling)
注 (zhù) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to pour into.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 主 (phonetic). It ranks #492 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 注 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- (bound form) to pour into
- to flow into
- to inject
- (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point
- to concentrate
- (bound form) stake (in gambling)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 注
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 注意verb | zhù yì | to take note of | 3 |
| 关注verb | guān zhù | to pay attention to | 3 |
| 注册verb | zhù cè | to register | 5 |
| 专注adjective | zhuān zhù | to focus | 6 |
| 注重verb | zhù zhòng | to pay attention to | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注意力noun | zhù yì lì | attention |
| 注射verb | zhù shè | injection |
| 注定verb | zhù dìng | to foreordain |
| 赌注noun | dǔ zhù | stake (in a gamble) |
| 注视verb | zhù shì | to look attentively at |
| 注入verb | zhù rù | to pour into |
| 引人注目verb | yǐn rén zhù mù | to attract attention |
| 注射器noun | zhù shè qì | syringe |
| 引人注意 | yǐn rén zhù yì | to attract attention |
| 全神贯注phrase | quán shén guàn zhù | (idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely |
| 孤注一掷phrase | gū zhù yī zhì | to stake all on one throw |
| 标注verb | biāo zhù | to mark out |
| 倾注verb | qīng zhù | to throw into |
| 备注noun | bèi zhù | remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏) |
| 注销verb | zhù xiāo | to cancel |
注 appears in 98 compound words: 37 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 20 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 注 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to go all out; to bet the farm on one thing in order to succeed; to put all one's eggs in one basket
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 注.
Example Sentences
请注意安全，遵守交通规则。
Qǐng zhùyì ānquán, zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.
Please pay attention to safety and follow traffic rules.
美国总统川普国情咨文 跃热门押注标的
měi guó zǒng tǒng chuān pǔ guó qíng zī wén yuè rè mén yā zhù biāo de
U.S. President Trump's State of the Union address jumped to the hot bet target
中国观光巴士坠湖酿8死 旅团业者未注册
zhōng guó guàn guāng bā shì zhuì hú niàng 8 sǐ lǚ tuán yè zhě wèi zhù cè
China's sightseeing bus fell into the lake and caused 8 deaths, and the tour operator was not registered
为了飞更远?冬奥跳台滑雪爆阴茎注射歪风
wéi le fēi gēng yuǎn ? dōng ào tiào tái huá xuě bào yīn jīng zhù shè wāi fēng
To fly further? Winter Olympics ski jumping exploded penis injection crooked
注意!静安“马上有礼”第五轮即将开抢,春日...
zhù yì ! jìng ān mǎ shǎng yǒu lǐ dì wǔ lún jí jiāng kāi qiāng , chūn rì . . .
Attention! The fifth round of Jing'an's "Gift Now" is about to start, spring...
川AG大军注意!雅西高速成都往西昌方向多路段车多缓....
chuān dà jūn zhù yì ! yǎ xī gāo sù chéng dū wǎng xī chāng fāng xiàng duō lù duàn chē duō huǎn . . . .
Attention all drivers heading west from Chengdu on the Yaxi Expressway! Heavy traffic and slowdowns are reported on multiple sections....
注满浴缸大约需要多久时间？
Zhù mǎn yùgāng dàyuē xūyào duōjiǔ shíjiān?
About how long does it take to fill the bathtub?
大家搭车要注意喔！
Dàjiā dāchē yào zhùyì ō!
Be careful when taking the taxi!
她全神贯注地写着诗。
Tā quánshénguànzhù de xiě zhe shī.
She was absorbed in writing a poem.
确保亲自填写注册表格。
Quèbǎo qīnzì tiánxiě zhùcè biǎogé.
Be sure to fill out the registration form in person.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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