06716 Chinese character of 櫫 and pronounce zyu1

The Chinese character【櫫】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a building or a tool. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Post or sign.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【櫫】:zhū

Cantonese Jyutping of 【櫫】:zyu1

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【櫫】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【櫫】, for example:Describe a building or tool , It means mainly a pillar or a sign .The vast and layered meanings of Chinese characters can involve refined details and particular applications that may not be completely conveyed here.

【櫫】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【櫫木、木櫫】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhū mù 、mù zhū/ Cantonese Jyutping:zyu1 muk6 、muk6 zyu1)

This character consists of 19 individual strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


工匠用櫫木支撐建築結構。

Craftsmen used beams to support the building structure.


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