朱
See also: 硃
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Translingual
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Han character
朱 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 竹十木 (HJD), four-corner 25900, composition ⿰丿未 or ⿻𠂉木)
Derived characters
- 侏, 诛, 𠙎, 㧣, 咮, 姝, 洙, 邾, 陎, 𠱒, 𡥛, 𡱖, 𤝹, 𨒲, 𪣎, 𪨴, 𫷨, 㦵, 㸡, 䏭, 株, 殊, 珠, 𢼲, 𣂛, 𣆦, 𤈐, 𤔏, 𫾭, 𬆤, 㼡, 硃, 祩, 秼, 铢, 𣥵, 𤶎, 𥅲, 𫁍, 䇬, 䎷, 絑, 茱, 蛛, 袾, 𦐣, 𦐨, 𦧙, 䣷, 誅, 趎, 跦, 𧵺, 銖, 𣗾, 𣘈, 𨾲, 𪳔, 𬹣, 𣙸, 𩊣, 𩳅, 駯, 𩢻, 鮢, 鴸, 𣜱, 𪎡, 𪴄, 𣞊, 𧑤, 𪏿, 鼄, 𣠶
References
- KangXi: page 509, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14424
- Dae Jaweon: page 893, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1154, character 3
- Unihan data for U+6731
Chinese
trad. | 朱/硃 | |
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simp. | 朱 | |
硃 - cinnabar |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (朱) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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咮 | *tu, *tus, *tos, *tjo |
株 | *to |
誅 | *to |
邾 | *to |
鼄 | *to |
跦 | *to |
袾 | *to, *tʰjo |
鴸 | *to, *tjo |
蛛 | *to |
殊 | *to, *djo |
趎 | *do |
珠 | *tjo |
朱 | *tjo |
侏 | *tjo |
絑 | *tjo |
祩 | *tjo, *tjos |
鮢 | *tjo |
硃 | *tjo |
姝 | *tʰjo |
銖 | *djo |
茱 | *djo |
洙 | *djo |
陎 | *djo |
Ideogram (指事) : a tree (木) with its center highlighted with an extra dot-like stroke, accentuating the tree's core; contrast 本, 末.
Etymology
Compare Proto-Vietic *tɔh (“red”) (Schuessler, 2007). 赭 (OC *tjaːʔ, “red paint”) may be related.
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
朱
- cinnabar; vermilion
- 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
- jìn zhū zhě chì, jìn mò zhě hēi [Pinyin]
- who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl (literally: "Proximity to cinnabar makes one red, to pitch makes one black.")
- bright red
- 子曰:「惡紫之奪朱也,惡鄭聲之亂雅樂也,惡利口之覆邦家者。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yuē: “Wù zǐ zhī duó zhū yě, wù zhèngshēng zhī luàn yǎyuè yě, wù lìkǒu zhī fù bāngjiā zhě.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "I hate the manner in which purple takes away the luster of vermilion. I hate the way in which the songs of Zheng confound the music of the Ya. I hate those who with their sharp mouths overthrow kingdoms and families."
子曰:“恶紫之夺朱也,恶郑声之乱雅乐也,恶利口之覆邦家者。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a surname
- 朱熹 ― Zhū Xī ― Zhu Xi (Song dynasty Neo-Confucian scholar)
- 朱棣文 ― Zhū Dìwén ― Steven Chu (an American physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy)
Synonyms
- (surname): 未撇朱
Descendants
- → English: Chu, Zhu
Compounds
Derived terms from 朱
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
朱
- Only used in 朱提 (Shūshí).
Japanese
Kanji
朱
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- vermilion
- cinnabar
- scarlet
- red
- bloody
Readings
- Go-on: す (su)
- Kan-on: しゅ (shu, Jōyō)←しゆ (syu, historical)
- Kun: あか (aka, 朱); あき (aki, 朱); あけ (ake, 朱)
- Nanori: あかね (akane)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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朱 |
あけ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Noun
朱 • (ake)
- crimson
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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朱 |
あか Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
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Noun
Kanji in this term |
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朱 |
しゅ Grade: S |
kan’on |
朱 • (shu)
- Abbreviation of 朱色 (“vermilion”).
Korean
Hanja
朱 • (ju) (hangeul 주, revised ju, McCune–Reischauer chu, Yale cwu)
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Vietnamese
Han character
朱: Hán Nôm readings: cho, chẩu, chõ, Chu, chau, châu, choa
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