(zhū): all, various

(zhū) is a Chinese character meaning “all.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1020 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, speech. Its radical form (speech) appears in many related characters such as (rèn, to recognize, to admit), (, to remember, to record), (shí, to know, knowledge).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. all
  2. various

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticspeech

Decomposition: ⿰讠者 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
adjectivezhū duō(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom)
zhū wèi(pron) everyone
fù zhūto apply to
zhū rú(various things) such as
sù zhūto appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc)
gōng zhū yú shìto announce to the world (idiom)
zhū shìeverything
fù zhū dōng liúwasted effort
zhū gě liàngZhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms perio...
fù zhū shí shīto put into practice
zhū hóudukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor
zhū gětwo-character surname Zhuge
zhū jūnGentlemen! (start of a speech)
jiàn zhū xíng dòngto translate sth into action
zhū zǐ shí jiāvarious sages and ten schools of thought
46
Total compounds
54
As first character
7
As last character
39
As middle character

appears in 46 compound words: 54 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 39 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.

0.50615,948 co-occurrences
sāi
0.47115,792 co-occurrences
0.4613,936 co-occurrences
liàng
0.4507,954 co-occurrences
0.44129,544 co-occurrences
zhōu
0.43326,772 co-occurrences
jūn
0.42727,264 co-occurrences
0.42316,506 co-occurrences
duō
0.41233,924 co-occurrences
mán
0.405756 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (10)

fǎnqiúzhūjǐHSK 6+

to self-reflect; to engage in self-examination

phrase
fùzhūdōngliúHSK 6+

to go in vain; to go down the drain; to be completely wasted

phrase
fù zhū shí shīHSK 6+

to put into practice; to carry out (idiom)

phrase
gōng zhū tóng hàoHSK 6+

to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts

phrase
gōngzhūyúshìHSK 6+

to make something known to the world; to make something public

phrase
MǎsàzhūsàiHSK 7+

Massachusetts (a state of the United States); Massachusett

zhū fán bǎi shìHSK 6+

everything

phrase
zhūrúcǐlèiHSK 6+

and so on and so forth

phrase
Zhūzǐ BǎijiāHSK 6+

Hundred Schools of Thought

Showing 9 of 10 idioms containing .

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

论自由,但也要注意言辞得当。

tā zhū lún zì yóu , dàn yě yāo zhù yì yán cí dé dāng .

He advocates freedom of speech, but one must also be mindful of using appropriate language.

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王毅:个别大国动辄诉武力 对世界和平稳定形成严重冲击

wáng yì : gè bié dà guó dòng 辄 sù zhū wǔ lì duì shì jiè hé píng wěn dìng xíng chéng yán chóng chōng jī

Wang Yi: Certain major powers resort to force at the drop of a hat, posing a serious threat to world peace and stability

東方日報Mar 2026

【W/P过关】葛数:电讯骄阳磨利求突破

W P guò guān zhū 葛 shǔ : diàn xùn jiāo yáng mó lì qiú tū pò

[W/P Pass] Zhuge Shu: Telecom Sun Sharpens Its Edge in Search of a Breakthrough

Fx168 Finance NetworkFeb 2026

“古代人物造像:神、战士与帝王” (Faces and ...

gǔ dài rén wù zào xiàng : zhū shén , zhàn shì yǔ dì wáng ( F a c e s a n d . . .

"Ancient Figures: Gods, Warriors and Emperors" (Faces and ...

BastillepostFeb 2026

...强烈反对巴拿马政府接管两运河码头 称拟诉国内及国际法律程序

. . . qiáng liè fǎn duì bā ná mǎ zhèng fǔ jiē guǎn liǎng yùn hé mǎ tóu chèn nǐ sù zhū guó nèi jí guó jì fǎ lǜ chéng xù

... Strongly opposes the Panamanian government's takeover of the two canal terminals, saying it intends to resort to domestic and international legal proceedings

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当“葛亮”开始直播带货:透视“AI魔改”如何...

dāng zhū 葛 liàng kāi shǐ zhí bō dài huò : tòu shì A I mó gǎi rú hé . . .

When "Zhuge Liang" started to live stream goods: how to see through the "AI magic reform"...

Tatoeba

位斟满酒,为新郎和新娘干杯!

Qǐng zhūwèi zhēn mǎn jiǔ, wèi xīnláng hé xīnniáng gānbēi!

Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!

Tatoeba

由于多不幸因素,单亲家庭在增长中。

Yóuyú zhūduō bù xìng yīnsù, dānqīn jiātíng zài zēngzhǎng zhōng.

Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.

Tatoeba

刘备和葛亮是一支无法战胜的队伍。

Liú Bèi hé Zhūgě Liàng shì yī zhī wúfǎ zhànshèng de duìwǔ.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are an unbeatable team.

Tatoeba

把想法付实践是困难的。

Bǎ xiǎngfǎ fùzhū shíjiàn shì kùnnan de.

Putting ideas into practice is difficult.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhū

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 诸 (zhū) mean in Chinese?
诸 (zhū) primarily means "all." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1020 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 诸 and 暑?
诸 (zhū) and 暑 (shǔ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 讠 vs 日 (same 者 component).
How many strokes does 诸 have?
诸 is written with 10 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 诸?
The radical associated with 诸 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 诸?
诸 is composed of: 讠 (semantic), 者 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠者 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 诸?
Common words with 诸 include: 诸如此类 (zhū rú cǐ lèi, "things like this (idiom)"); 诸位 (zhū wèi, "(pron) everyone"); 付诸 (fù zhū, "to apply to"); 诸如 (zhū rú, "(various things) such as"); 诸多 (zhū duō, "(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of"). There are over 46 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 诸 (zhū)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhū: 猪 (hog), 著 (famous, to write). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 诸 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 诸 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.