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铢 (zhū): Unit of weight — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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4.

Related Words: 铢

铢两 • zhūliǎng • tiny weight; slight amount
zhū铢
liǎng两

tiny weight; slight amount

锱铢 • zīzhū • very small amount; trifle
zī锱
zhū铢

very small amount; trifle

锱铢必较 • zīzhū bì jiào • to haggle over every penny; to be very particular about small matters
zī锱
zhū铢
bì必
jiào较

to haggle over every penny; to be very particular about small matters

5.

Example Sentences

Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zī锱
zhū铢
bì必
jiào较
，
ràng让
rén人
jué觉
de得
hěn很
lèi累
。

He haggles over every detail when doing things, which makes people feel exhausted.

Tā他
duì对
zhū铢
liǎng两
zhī之
chā差
hěn很
zài在
yì
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhū铢
děng等
yú于
èr二
shí
Zhè这
xiē些
xiǎo小
shì事
，
bù不
bì必
zī锱
zhū

Information

Pinyinzhū
Meaningunit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
Strokes11
Radical钅
Traditional銖
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3588
Zhuyinㄓㄨ
UnicodeU+94E2
CangjieOPHJD
意
。

He cares a lot about even a tiny difference in weight.

十
sì四
fēn分
zhī之
yī一
liǎng两
。

In ancient times, one zhu was equal to one twenty-fourth of a tael.

铢
bì必
jiào较
。

There's no need to quibble over such trivial matters.

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Characters pronounced "zhu".

  • 著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
  • 诛zhūexecute, kill, put to death; punish
  • 侏zhūsmall, little, tiny, dwarf
  • 杼zhushuttle of a loom
  • 翥zhuto soar; to fly upward
  • 主zhǔmaster, host, main, primary
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Characters with radical "钅".

  • 镣liàofetters
  • 铡zhásickle for cutting grass or hay
  • 铰jiǎohinge; shears, scissors
  • 钾jiǎpotassium
  • 钵bōearthenware basin; alms bowl
  • 铮zhēngclanging sound; small gong
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