渚 (zhǔ): islet, bank
渚 (zhǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “islet.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 者 (phonetic). It ranks #4711 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 渚 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).
Definitions
- islet
- bank
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良渚文化proper-noun | liáng zhǔ wén huà | Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta |
| 良渚proper-noun | liáng zhǔ | Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta |
| 汀渚 | tīng zhǔ | shoal |
| 萌渚岭 | méng zhǔ lǐng | Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi |
渚 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
只不过良渚的城墙是堆筑而成,焦家的城墙,是一棍一棍夯出来的。
zhī bù guò liáng zhǔ de chéng qiáng shì duī zhù ér chéng , jiāo jiā de chéng qiáng , shì yī gùn yī gùn hāng chū lái de .
The only difference is that the city walls at Liangzhu were built by piling up earth, while those at Jiaojia were constructed by tamping down the earth one layer at a time.
而在很长一段时间,良渚、牛河梁、石家河等遗址构成了认识中国早期文明的重要坐标。
ér zài hěn cháng yī duàn shí jiān , liáng zhǔ , niú hé liáng , shí jiā hé děng yí zhǐ gòu chéng le rèn shí zhōng guó zǎo qī wén míng de chóng yào zuò biāo .
For a long time, sites such as Liangzhu, Niuheliang, and Shijiahe served as key reference points for understanding China’s early civilization.
探访杭州良渚古城遗址:何以实证中华五千多年文明史?
tàn fǎng háng zhōu liáng zhǔ gǔ chéng yí zhǐ : hé yǐ shí zhèng zhōng huá wǔ qiān duō nián wén míng shǐ ?
A Visit to the Liangzhu Ancient City Site in Hangzhou: How Does It Provide Evidence for China’s 5,000-Year History of Civilization?
专家学者聚焦研讨:良渚文化考古成果实证中华文明突出特性
zhuān jiā xué zhě jù jiāo yán tǎo : liáng zhǔ wén huà kǎo gǔ chéng guǒ shí zhèng zhōng huá wén míng tū chū tè xìng
Experts and Scholars Focus on Discussion: Archaeological Findings from the Liangzhu Culture Provide Empirical Evidence for the Distinctive Characteristics of Chinese Civilization
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced zhǔ
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