(zhuō): table, desk

(zhuō) is a Chinese character meaning “table, desk.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1189 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. table, desk

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounzhuō zitable1

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
cān zhuōdining table
shū zhuōdesk
zhuō miàndesktop
zhuō bùtablecloth
yuán zhuōround table
fàn zhuōdining table
tái qiú zhuōbilliards table
kè zhuōschool desk
shàng zhuōto place (food) on the table
tán pàn zhuōconference table
tóng zhuōdesk-mate
yuán zhuō huì yìround table conference
zhuō dēngdesk lamp
zhuō miàn r shàngon the table
huó dòng zhuō miànactive desktop
41
Total compounds
34
As first character
46
As last character
20
As middle character

appears in 41 compound words: 34 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 20 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.

cān
0.5308,070 co-occurrences
0.5193,397 co-occurrences
yuán
0.4592,682 co-occurrences
dèng
0.455384 co-occurrences
miàn
0.45224,264 co-occurrences
0.43764 co-occurrences
qiú
0.43116,818 co-occurrences
pāng
0.430582 co-occurrences
pīng
0.419552 co-occurrences
bǎi
0.409610 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

yuánzhuō huìyìHSK 5+

round table conference

noun
zhuō miàn r shàngHSK 1+

on the table; fig. everything open and above board

phrase
zhuōyǐbǎndèngHSK 7+

tables, chairs and stools; furniture (in general)

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

办公室的子需要定期整理,保持工作环境的整洁。

Bàngōngshì de zhuōzi xūyào dìngqī zhěnglǐ, bǎochí gōngzuò huánjìng de zhěngjié.

Office desks need to be organized regularly to maintain a clean working environment.

Investing 香港Feb 2026

美国商务部将主持机器人圆会议以应对中国竞争

měi guó shāng wù bù jiāng zhǔ chí jī qì rén yuán zhuō huì yì yǐ yīng duì zhōng guó jìng zhēng

The U.S. Department of Commerce will host a roundtable on robotics to counter Chinese competition

百度新闻Feb 2026

黃騰浩退居幕後「忙搬椅」! 角頭團隊新作懷秋、吳念軒雙帥登場

黃 騰 hào tuì jū mù 後 máng bān zhuō yǐ ! jiǎo 頭 團 隊 xīn zuò 懷 qiū 吳 niàn 軒 雙 帥 dēng 場

Huang Tenghao retreated behind the scenes to "busy moving tables and chairs"! The new work of the Jiaotou team Huaiqiu and Wu Nianxuan debuted

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

广西“新春第一会”倡议把“办公”挪到一线 用脚步丈量民意

guǎng xī xīn chūn dì yī huì chàng yì bǎ bàn gōng zhuō nuó dào yī xiàn yòng jiǎo bù zhàng liàng mín yì

Guangxi's "First New Year" initiative moves the "desk" to the front line and measures public opinion with footsteps

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

聯合報社論/倉促上的台美協定形同白談,賴政府該如何

聯 gě 報 shè 論 倉 cù shàng zhuō de tái měi 協 dìng xíng tóng bái 談 , 賴 zhèng fǔ 該 rú hé

United Daily News Editorial: The hastily finalized Taiwan-U.S. agreement amounts to empty talk. How should the Lai administration proceed?

Tatoeba

刚才子上有一本书吗?

Gāngcái zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī běn shū ma?

Was there a book on the desk a moment ago?

Tatoeba

你们庭院里有子吗?

Nǐmen tíngyuàn lǐ yǒu zhuōzi ma?

Do you have a table in the patio?

Tatoeba

办公底下有没有任何书?

Bàngōng zhuō dǐxia yǒuméiyǒu rènhé shū?

Are there any books under the desk?

Tatoeba

你能帮我搬这张子吗?

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ bān zhè zhāng zhuōzi ma?

Will you help me move this desk?

Tatoeba

子上的书是谁的?

Zhuōzi shàng de shū shì shéi de?

Whose book is this on the desk?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhuō

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 桌 (zhuō) mean in Chinese?
桌 (zhuō) primarily means "table, desk." It is classified as HSK Level 1, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #1189 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 桌 have?
桌 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 桌?
The radical associated with 桌 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 桌?
桌 is composed of: 卓 (structural), 木 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱卓木 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 桌?
Common words with 桌 include: 桌子 (zhuō zi, "table"); 餐桌 (cān zhuō, "dining table"); 书桌 (shū zhuō, "desk"); 桌面 (zhuō miàn, "desktop"); 桌布 (zhuō bù, "tablecloth"). There are over 41 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 桌 (zhuō)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhuō: 拙 (awkward), 捉 (to clutch), 灼 (to burn), 卓 (outstanding), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 桌 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 桌 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.