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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. islet
  2. bank

Etymology & Origin

渚

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵者 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
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11

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
良渚文化proper-nounliáng zhǔ wén huàLiangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
良渚proper-nounliáng zhǔLiangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
汀渚tīng zhǔshoal
萌渚岭méng zhǔ lǐngMengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi
4
Total compounds
0
As first character
50
As last character
50
As middle character

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)

良渚文化Liángzhǔ Wénhuà

Liangzhu culture

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

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.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

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.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

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?

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 渚 (zhǔ) mean in Chinese?
渚 (zhǔ) primarily means "islet." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4711 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 渚 and 都?
渚 (zhǔ) and 都 (dōu) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 氵 vs 阝 (same 者 component).
How many strokes does 渚 have?
渚 is written with 11 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 渚?
The radical associated with 渚 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 渚?
渚 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 者 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵者 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 渚?
Common words with 渚 include: 良渚文化 (liáng zhǔ wén huà, "Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta"); 良渚 (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"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 渚 (zhǔ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhǔ: 煮 (to boil, to cook). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 渚 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 渚 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.