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柱 (zhù): Pillar — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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柱 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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柱=木tree+主master

A wooden (木) pillar or support (主) that holds up a structure — a column or pillar.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 柱

HSK words that contain this character.

支柱

zhī zhù

pillar; support; prop

柱子

zhù zi

pillar

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 柱 is used in context

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

de的

zhòng重

yào要

zhī支

zhù柱

。

He is an important support for our team.

zhè这

ge个

yuán圆

zhù柱

de的

tǐ体

jī积

shì是

duō

zhè这

zuò座

jiàn建

zhù筑

de的

zhù柱

zi子

hěn很

jiān

Information

Pinyinzhù

Meaningpillar

Strokes9

Radical木

Traditional柱

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2412

Zhuyinㄓㄨˋ

UnicodeU+67F1

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多

shǎo少

？

What is the volume of this cylinder?

坚

gù固

。

The pillars of this building are very sturdy.

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