(zhǔ): to enjoin, to implore, to urge

(zhǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to enjoin.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2109 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, mouth. Its radical form (mouth) appears in many related characters such as (kǒu, mouth), (jiào, to call, to be called), (yòu, (bound form) right).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to enjoin
  2. to implore
  3. to urge

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticmouth

Decomposition: ⿰口属 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
yí zhǔtestament
zhǔ futo urge
yī zhǔdoctor's orders
dīng zhǔto warn repeatedly
zhǔ tuōto entrust a task to sb else
shēng qián yù zhǔliving will
qiè zhǔurgent advice
zūn yī zhǔto follow the doctor's advice
qiān dīng wàn zhǔrepeatedly urging
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Total compounds
22
As first character
78
As last character
0
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.7442,286 co-occurrences
0.6508,573 co-occurrences
dīng
0.625966 co-occurrences
kāng
0.60520 co-occurrences
jiàn
0.58220 co-occurrences
0.58020 co-occurrences
zhù
0.56020 co-occurrences
fàn
0.53220 co-occurrences
shēn
0.52725 co-occurrences
0.48820 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

qiān dīng wàn zhǔHSK 7+

repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

妈妈我要按时吃饭,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.

中時新聞網Feb 2026

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...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

张国炜:让没有包袱的人来执行遗

zhāng guó 炜 : ràng méi yǒu bāo fú de rén lái zhí háng yí zhǔ

Zhang Guowei: Let people without burdens execute the will

東森新聞Feb 2026

遗产战火烧10年 张国炜出招“撤换遗执行人”

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"

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

...3小时 张国炜主张“让没包袱的人来执行遗

. . . 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"

LtnFeb 2026

...千亿!张国炜今现身法院 加速出招“撤换遗执行人”

. . . 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"

Tatoeba

他没立遗就死了。

Tā méi lì yízhǔ jiù sǐ le.

He died without a will.

Tatoeba

這位老先生立了他的遗

Zhèwèi lǎo xiānsheng lì le tā de yízhǔ.

The old man made out his will.

Tatoeba

我叔叔去年立下了遗

Wǒ shūshu qùnián lìxià le yízhǔ.

My uncle made a will last year.

Tatoeba

他在遗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

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhǔ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 嘱 (zhǔ) mean in Chinese?
嘱 (zhǔ) primarily means "to enjoin." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2109 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 嘱 have?
嘱 is written with 15 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 嘱?
The radical associated with 嘱 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 嘱?
嘱 is composed of: 口 (semantic), 属 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰口属 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 嘱?
Common words with 嘱 include: 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"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 嘱 (zhǔ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhǔ: 瞩 (to focus on), 珠 (bead), 猪 (hog), 竹 ((bound form) bamboo), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 嘱 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 嘱 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.