柱 (zhù): pillar, column
柱 (zhù) is a Chinese character meaning “pillar, column.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 主 (phonetic). It ranks #1677 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 柱 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- pillar, column
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay |
| 柱子 | zhù zi | pillar |
| 脊柱 | jǐ zhù | spinal column |
| 灯柱 | dēng zhù | lamppost |
| 冰柱 | bīng zhù | icicle |
| 门柱 | mén zhù | doorpost |
| 中流砥柱 | zhōng liú dǐ zhù | mainstay |
| 顶梁柱 | dǐng liáng zhù | pillar |
| 圆柱 | yuán zhù | column |
| 偷梁换柱 | tōu liáng huàn zhù | lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column |
| 台柱 | tái zhù | pillar |
| 光柱 | guāng zhù | light beam |
| 石柱 | shí zhù | stela |
| 花柱 | huā zhù | style (female organ of flower) |
| 火柱 | huǒ zhù | column of flame |
柱 appears in 58 compound words: 16 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 29 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 柱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
这座古建筑的木柱已经有几百年的历史，但仍然非常坚固。
Zhè zuò gǔ jiànzhù de mùzhù yǐjīng yǒu jǐbǎi nián de lìshǐ, dàn réngrán fēicháng jiāngù.
The wooden pillars of this ancient building have a history of several hundred years but are still very sturdy.
樂天女孩拼了!傳升級韓籍啦啦隊6本柱 規模稱霸聯盟劍指天花板
樂 tiān nǚ hái pīn le ! 傳 shēng 級 韓 jí lā lā 隊 běn zhù 規 mó 稱 bà 聯 méng 劍 zhǐ tiān huā bǎn
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韓籍「六本柱」成形!樂天女孩補齊6外援
韓 jí liù běn zhù chéng xíng ! 樂 tiān nǚ hái 補 齊 wài yuán
The Korean "Six Pillars" lineup is complete! Rakuten Girls fill out their six foreign player roster.
樂天女孩拋震撼彈!韓籍「六本柱」成形 一次補齊6外援衝回天花板
樂 tiān nǚ hái 拋 zhèn hàn 彈 ! 韓 jí liù běn zhù chéng xíng yī cì 補 齊 wài yuán 衝 huí tiān huā bǎn
Lotte Girls Drop a Bombshell! Korean "Six Pillars" Lineup Takes Shape, Filling Six Foreign Player Slots at Once to Surge Back to the Top
樂天女孩拚了!韓籍「六本柱」成形 一次衝回天花板
樂 tiān nǚ hái 拚 le ! 韓 jí liù běn zhù chéng xíng yī cì 衝 huí tiān huā bǎn
Rakuten Girls Give It Their All! Korean "Six Pillars" Take Shape, Surge Back to the Top
赤柱Tesla自炒撼欄 車頭剷上行人路幸無傷
chì zhù zì chǎo hàn 欄 車 頭 剷 shàng háng rén lù xìng 無 傷
Stanley Tesla's car crashes into pavement, no injuries
巨大的柱子遮住了视线，让人看不到湖。
Jùdà de zhùzi zhēzhù le shìxiàn, ràng rén kàn bù dào hú.
A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
他的头撞到了一根柱子。
Tā de tóu zhuàng dào le yī gēn zhùzi.
He bumped his head against a post.
她心不在焉的把车子撞在了柱子上。
Tā xīnbùzàiyān de bǎ chēzi zhuàng zài le zhùzi shàng.
By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
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