诸 (zhū): all, various
诸 (zhū) is a Chinese character meaning “all.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 者 (phonetic). It ranks #1020 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 诸 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- all
- various
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 诸
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诸如此类phrase | zhū rú cǐ lèi | things like this (idiom) |
| 诸位pronoun | zhū wèi | (pron) everyone |
| 付诸verb | fù zhū | to apply to |
| 诸如verb | zhū rú | (various things) such as |
| 诉诸verb | sù zhū | to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc) |
| 公诸于世phrase | gōng zhū yú shì | to announce to the world (idiom) |
| 诸事noun | zhū shì | everything |
| 付诸东流phrase | fù zhū dōng liú | wasted effort |
| 诸葛亮noun | zhū gě liàng | Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms perio... |
| 付诸实施 | fù zhū shí shī | to put into practice |
| 诸侯noun | zhū hóu | dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor |
| 诸葛proper-noun | zhū gě | two-character surname Zhuge |
| 诸君noun | zhū jūn | Gentlemen! (start of a speech) |
| 见诸行动 | jiàn zhū xíng dòng | to translate sth into action |
| 诸子十家 | zhū zǐ shí jiā | various sages and ten schools of thought |
诸 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 诸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
Showing 9 of 10 idioms containing 诸.
Example Sentences
他诸论自由，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.
王毅:个别大国动辄诉诸武力 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
【W/P过关】诸葛数: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
“古代人物造像:诸神、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 ...
...强烈反对巴拿马政府接管两运河码头 称拟诉诸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
当“诸葛亮”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"...
请诸位斟满酒，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!
由于诸多不幸因素，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.
刘备和诸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.
把想法付诸实践是困难的。
Bǎ xiǎngfǎ fùzhū shíjiàn shì kùnnan de.
Putting ideas into practice is difficult.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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