嘱 (zhǔ): to enjoin, to implore, to urge
嘱 (zhǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to enjoin.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 属 (phonetic). It ranks #2109 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嘱 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to enjoin
- to implore
- to urge
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遗嘱 | yí zhǔ | testament |
| 嘱咐 | zhǔ fu | to urge |
| 医嘱 | yī zhǔ | doctor's orders |
| 叮嘱 | dīng zhǔ | to warn repeatedly |
| 嘱托 | zhǔ tuō | to entrust a task to sb else |
| 生前预嘱 | shēng qián yù zhǔ | living will |
| 切嘱 | qiè zhǔ | urgent advice |
| 遵医嘱 | zūn yī zhǔ | to follow the doctor's advice |
| 千叮万嘱 | qiān dīng wàn zhǔ | repeatedly urging |
嘱 appears in 9 compound words: 22 as the first character, 78 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 嘱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
妈妈嘱嘱我要按时吃饭,注意身体健康。
mā mā zhǔ zhǔ wǒ yāo àn shí chī fàn , zhù yì shēn tī jiàn kāng .
Mom kept reminding me to eat on time and take care of my health.
遗嘱求“让继母住到老” 女儿等老爸一死秒告上...
yí zhǔ qiú ràng jì mǔ zhù dào lǎo nǚ ér děng lǎo bà yī sǐ miǎo gào shàng . . .
The will asks to "let the stepmother live until old age" The daughter waits for her father to die in seconds...
张国炜:让没有包袱的人来执行遗嘱
zhāng guó 炜 : ràng méi yǒu bāo fú de rén lái zhí háng yí zhǔ
Zhang Guowei: Let people without burdens execute the will
遗产战火烧10年 张国炜出招“撤换遗嘱执行人”
yí chǎn zhàn huǒ shāo 1 0 nián zhāng guó 炜 chū zhāo chè huàn yí zhǔ zhí háng rén
After 10 years of inheritance war, Zhang Guowei made a move to "replace the executor"
...3小时 张国炜主张“让没包袱的人来执行遗嘱”
. . . 3 xiǎo shí zhāng guó 炜 zhǔ zhāng ràng méi bāo fú de rén lái zhí háng yí zhǔ
... 3 hours Zhang Guowei advocates "letting people without burden execute the will"
...千亿!张国炜今现身法院 加速出招“撤换遗嘱执行人”
. . . qiān yì ! zhāng guó 炜 jīn xiàn shēn fǎ yuàn jiā sù chū zhāo chè huàn yí zhǔ zhí háng rén
... 100 billion! Zhang Guowei appeared in the court today to accelerate the move to "remove the executor"
他没立遗嘱就死了。
Tā méi lì yízhǔ jiù sǐ le.
He died without a will.
這位老先生立了他的遗嘱。
Zhèwèi lǎo xiānsheng lì le tā de yízhǔ.
The old man made out his will.
我叔叔去年立下了遗嘱。
Wǒ shūshu qùnián lìxià le yízhǔ.
My uncle made a will last year.
他在遗嘱里说要把他的财产全部留给他的妻子。
Tā zài yízhǔ lǐ shuō yào bǎ tā de cáichǎn quánbù liúgěi tā de qīzi.
He left all his property to his wife in his will.
Character Family
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