朱 zhū, shú — vermilion; bright red; scarlet; crimson; red
朱
Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #445
Traditional:
硃
zhū zhu1
Basic definition
adjective
Detailed explanation
noun
- (指事。小篆字形,从木,一在其中指出这种木是红心的。 本义:赤心木)
- the tree with red core
- scarlet thing
- 姓
- innabar e.g 磁朱丸
adjective
- vermilion;bright-red e.g 朱印 · 朱封 · 朱押
shú shu2
Basic definition
- noun (ancient) a kind of red-heart tree; mahogany e.g 朱木
- 〔朱提( shí )〕古地名。 汉武帝 时置县,治所在今 云南省 昭通县 境。后立为郡。
Related words
- 朱红 vermilion; bright red; scarlet
- 朱砂 cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS
- 朱漆 vermilion lacquer; bright red lacquer
- 朱笔 vermilion brush (for official markings)
- 朱雀 Vermilion Bird (the southern celestial symbol; one of the Four Symbols)
- 朱门 red gate (of a wealthy family); wealthy household
- 朱文 red inscription on a seal; raised characters (seal)
- 朱批 vermilion annotations; emperor's comments in red
- 朱鹮 crested ibis
- 朱墨 cinnabar; vermilion ink; red and black
- 朱木 red-heart tree; mahogany