Read Edit View history 朱 Zhūzhū HSK7 red pigment Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a tree (木) with a mark indicating where the trunk is. Based on the original meaning "tree trunk", now written as 株. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhū ×shū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 朱 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 朱 ×硃 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 朱 Simp strokes 朱 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint mark indicating the location of the tree's trunk Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 朱 Simp strokes 朱 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 朱 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 325, 685 ], [ 352, 652 ], [ 335, 603 ], [ 316, 563 ], [ 275, 503 ], [ 230, 463 ] ], [ [ 350, 563 ], [ 363, 570 ], [ 409, 568 ], [ 541, 590 ], [ 640, 619 ], [ 695, 620 ] ], [ [ 181, 381 ], [ 238, 374 ], [ 366, 399 ], [ 731, 447 ], [ 768, 445 ], [ 822, 429 ] ], [ [ 461, 836 ], [ 515, 782 ], [ 507, 199 ], [ 492, 34 ], [ 495, -53 ] ], [ [ 482, 390 ], [ 467, 368 ], [ 462, 345 ], [ 438, 313 ], [ 346, 209 ], [ 241, 119 ], [ 149, 67 ] ], [ [ 537, 395 ], [ 547, 370 ], [ 559, 363 ], [ 600, 307 ], [ 668, 233 ], [ 751, 158 ], [ 802, 131 ], [ 939, 113 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 353 584 Q 372 620 391 647 Q 400 659 386 672 Q 346 702 322 696 Q 312 693 315 680 Q 328 602 250 500 Q 231 478 220 463 Q 213 450 227 454 Q 278 464 340 561 L 353 584 Z", "M 531 568 Q 696 604 702 609 Q 711 616 707 624 Q 700 636 672 643 Q 644 650 614 639 Q 574 626 532 613 L 490 603 Q 426 591 353 584 C 323 581 312 573 340 561 Q 385 540 434 550 Q 462 556 491 560 L 531 568 Z", "M 542 403 Q 632 415 807 415 Q 826 416 832 424 Q 836 436 820 450 Q 766 487 730 479 Q 654 463 530 439 L 489 433 Q 488 434 485 433 Q 347 414 184 390 Q 163 389 179 371 Q 210 343 249 352 Q 343 379 452 393 Q 453 394 460 394 L 542 403 Z", "M 530 439 Q 530 500 531 568 L 532 613 Q 533 704 551 768 Q 560 784 557 797 Q 550 807 494 841 Q 470 857 449 842 Q 445 836 451 821 Q 487 769 488 714 Q 489 662 490 603 L 491 560 Q 491 512 489 433 L 487 339 Q 483 173 478 141 Q 471 99 459 56 Q 447 14 475 -46 Q 482 -64 490 -67 Q 497 -74 504 -65 Q 511 -61 522 -40 Q 532 -15 530 17 Q 529 60 529 375 L 530 439 Z", "M 460 394 Q 379 241 147 75 Q 135 63 144 61 Q 165 51 262 110 Q 349 162 487 339 C 537 403 479 429 460 394 Z", "M 529 375 Q 691 168 693 166 Q 756 94 799 89 Q 817 89 920 100 Q 933 101 946 106 Q 953 113 942 122 Q 927 131 809 172 Q 695 212 549 396 Q 546 400 542 403 C 522 425 506 404 529 375 Z" ] } 6 strokes 朱 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 325, 685 ], [ 352, 652 ], [ 335, 603 ], [ 316, 563 ], [ 275, 503 ], [ 230, 463 ] ], [ [ 350, 563 ], [ 363, 570 ], [ 409, 568 ], [ 541, 590 ], [ 640, 619 ], [ 695, 620 ] ], [ [ 181, 381 ], [ 238, 374 ], [ 366, 399 ], [ 731, 447 ], [ 768, 445 ], [ 822, 429 ] ], [ [ 461, 836 ], [ 515, 782 ], [ 507, 199 ], [ 492, 34 ], [ 495, -53 ] ], [ [ 482, 390 ], [ 467, 368 ], [ 462, 345 ], [ 438, 313 ], [ 346, 209 ], [ 241, 119 ], [ 149, 67 ] ], [ [ 537, 395 ], [ 547, 370 ], [ 559, 363 ], [ 600, 307 ], [ 668, 233 ], [ 751, 158 ], [ 802, 131 ], [ 939, 113 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 353 584 Q 372 620 391 647 Q 400 659 386 672 Q 346 702 322 696 Q 312 693 315 680 Q 328 602 250 500 Q 231 478 220 463 Q 213 450 227 454 Q 278 464 340 561 L 353 584 Z", "M 531 568 Q 696 604 702 609 Q 711 616 707 624 Q 700 636 672 643 Q 644 650 614 639 Q 574 626 532 613 L 490 603 Q 426 591 353 584 C 323 581 312 573 340 561 Q 385 540 434 550 Q 462 556 491 560 L 531 568 Z", "M 542 403 Q 632 415 807 415 Q 826 416 832 424 Q 836 436 820 450 Q 766 487 730 479 Q 654 463 530 439 L 489 433 Q 488 434 485 433 Q 347 414 184 390 Q 163 389 179 371 Q 210 343 249 352 Q 343 379 452 393 Q 453 394 460 394 L 542 403 Z", "M 530 439 Q 530 500 531 568 L 532 613 Q 533 704 551 768 Q 560 784 557 797 Q 550 807 494 841 Q 470 857 449 842 Q 445 836 451 821 Q 487 769 488 714 Q 489 662 490 603 L 491 560 Q 491 512 489 433 L 487 339 Q 483 173 478 141 Q 471 99 459 56 Q 447 14 475 -46 Q 482 -64 490 -67 Q 497 -74 504 -65 Q 511 -61 522 -40 Q 532 -15 530 17 Q 529 60 529 375 L 530 439 Z", "M 460 394 Q 379 241 147 75 Q 135 63 144 61 Q 165 51 262 110 Q 349 162 487 339 C 537 403 479 429 460 394 Z", "M 529 375 Q 691 168 693 166 Q 756 94 799 89 Q 817 89 920 100 Q 933 101 946 106 Q 953 113 942 122 Q 927 131 809 172 Q 695 212 549 396 Q 546 400 542 403 C 522 425 506 404 529 375 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.