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1.

Animated Stroke Order 注

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How to write 注 — animated stroke order

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2.

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注 stroke order diagram

3.

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注

注=

4.

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5.

How to Use 注

Attention and Focus

Words where 注 conveys the idea of directing attention or focus.

注意 • zhù yì • take note of • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 注

注重 • zhù zhòng • lay stress on; emphasise

HSK 6

zhù注

zhòng

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

shū书

shàng上

zhù注

le了

jǐ

Information

Pinyinzhù

Meaningto pour; to annotate

Strokes8

Radical氵

Traditional註

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#529

Zhuyinㄓㄨˋ

UnicodeU+6CE8

CangjieEY

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Water (氵) is poured into a vessel (主) — to pour or annotate.

zhù注

yì意

take note of

注视 • zhù shì • gaze at; have one's eye on • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhù注

shì视

gaze at; have one's eye on

关注 • guān zhù • to pay attention to • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

guān关

zhù注

to pay attention to

Registration and Cancellation

Words where 注 indicates a recording or canceling action, as in official records.

注册 • zhù cè • register • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhù注

cè册

register

注销 • zhù xiāo • cancel • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhù注

xiāo销

cancel

重

lay stress on; emphasise

专注 • zhuān zhù • to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhuān专

zhù注

to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention

注射 • zhù shè • injection

HSK 6

zhù注

shè射

injection

注释 • zhù shì • explanatory note

HSK 6

zhù注

shì释

explanatory note

注定 • zhù dìng • destined / predetermined

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhù注

dìng定

destined / predetermined

引人注目 • yǐn rén zhù mù • attract attention / draw the eye

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǐn引

rén人

zhù注

mù目

attract attention / draw the eye

几

gè个

zì字

。

He annotated a few words in the book.

Dà大

jiā家

zhù注

mù目

zhe着

guó国

qí旗

huǎn缓

huǎn缓

shēng升

qǐ起

。

Everyone gazed at the national flag as it slowly rose.

qǐng请

xiān先

zhù注

cè册

zhàng账

hào号

zài再

dēng登

lù录

。

Please register an account first before logging in

qǐng请

zhù注

yì意

jiāo交

tōng通

ān安

quán全

。

Please pay attention to traffic safety

Zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

chū出

bǎn版

rì日

qī期

méi没

yǒu有

zhù注

míng明

。

The publication date of this book is not indicated.

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唯wéionly, alone
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稳wěnsteady, stable, firm
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Characters pronounced "zhu".

著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
诛zhūexecute, kill, put to death; punish
侏zhūsmall, little, tiny, dwarf
铢zhūunit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
主zhǔmaster, host, main, primary
杼zhushuttle of a loom

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涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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