柱

柱	U+67F1, 柱 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-67F1

← 柰
[U+67F0]

CJK Unified Ideographs

柲 →
[U+67F2]

Translingual

Stroke order
Japan

Han character

柱 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木卜土 (DYG), four-corner 4091₄, composition ⿰木主)

References

KangXi: page 520, character 24

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14660

Dae Jaweon: page 908, character 19

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1188, character 1

Unihan data for U+67F1

Chinese

simp. and trad.		柱

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (主) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
飳	*tʰoːʔ
妵	*tʰoːʔ
黈	*tʰoːʔ
蘣	*tʰoːʔ
罜	doːɡ, tjos
拄	*toʔ
柱	toʔ, doʔ
駐	*tos
註	tos, tjos
鉒	*tos
軴	*tos
住	tos, dos
跓	*doʔ
嵀	*doʔ
主	*tjoʔ
麈	*tjoʔ
宔	*tjoʔ
炷	tjoʔ, tjos
注	*tjos
疰	*tjos
蛀	*tjos
霔	*tjos

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *toʔ, *doʔ) : semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 主 (OC *tjoʔ).

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *duːŋ (“post; column”) (STEDT). Cognate with 拄 (OC *toʔ, “to support”), as well as Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuŋ-I, *tun-II (“to erect; post; vertical”), Proto-Central Naga *tuŋ (“stem; trunk; post; tree”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhù (zhu⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ
(Chengdu, SP): zu⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): cyu⁵
(Taishan, Wiktionary): cui⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): qy⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhû
(Meixian, Guangdong): cu¹
Jin (Wiktionary): zu³
Min Bei (KCR): tiū / cṳ̀
Min Dong (BUC): têu / cê̤ṳ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): thiāu / thiǎu / tū / tǔ / chū / chǔ
(Teochew, Peng'im): tiao⁶ / tiou⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): zr (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): jy⁵ / jy⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhù
  - Wade–Giles: chu⁴
  - Yale: jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juh
  - Palladius: чжу (čžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zu⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyu⁵
  - Yale: chyúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰyː¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: cui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qy⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zu³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡su⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tiū / cṳ̀
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiu⁵⁵/, /t͡sy⁴²/

Note:

tiū - vernacular;
cṳ̀ - literary.

Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: têu / cê̤ṳ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiɛu²⁴²/, /t͡søy²⁴²/

Note:

têu - vernacular;
cê̤ṳ - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiāu
  - Tâi-lô: thiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiau
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /tʰiau²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiau³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiǎu
  - Tâi-lô: thiǎu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tū
  - Tâi-lô: tū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: du
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tu²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǔ
  - Tâi-lô: tǔ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tu²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū
  - Tâi-lô: tsū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǔ
  - Tâi-lô: tsǔ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su²²/

Note:

thiāu/thiǎu - vernacular;
tū/tǔ, chū/chǔ - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tiao⁶ / tiou⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiău / thiŏu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiau³⁵/, /tʰiou³⁵/

Note:

tiao6 - Shantou;
tiou6 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zr (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥z̩²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jy⁵ / jy⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹/, /t͡ɕy⁴⁵/

Note:

jy5 - vernacular;
jy4 - literary.

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 柱
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
	Harbin	/ʈ͡ʂu⁵³/
	Tianjin	/ʈ͡ʂu⁵³/ /t͡su⁵³/
	Jinan	/ʈ͡ʂu²¹/
	Qingdao	/tʃu⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ʈ͡ʂu³¹²/
	Xi'an	/p͡fu⁴⁴/
	Xining	/ʈ͡ʂv̩²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/ʈ͡ʂu¹³/
	Lanzhou	/p͡fu¹³/
	Ürümqi	/ʈ͡ʂu²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕy³⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡su¹³/
	Guiyang	/t͡su²¹³/
	Kunming	/ʈ͡ʂu²¹²/
	Nanjing	/ʈ͡ʂu⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/ʈ͡ʂu⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡su⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/t͡sz̩ʷ³⁵/
	Hohhot	/t͡su⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/zz̩²³/
	Suzhou	/zz̩ʷ³¹/
	Hangzhou	/d͡zz̩ʷ¹³/
	Wenzhou	/d͡zz̩³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰy³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡ɕʰy²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕy⁵⁵/ /t͡ɕy¹¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/d͡ʑy²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰy²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/tʃʰu²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰy²³/
	Nanning	/t͡sʰy²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰy¹³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/t͡su²²/ /tʰiau²²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/tʰiɛu²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/tʰiu⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/tʰiau³⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/tu³³/ /hiau³³/

Middle Chinese: /ɖɨo^X/

Rime
Character	柱
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	直主切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖɨo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖio^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡio^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖuə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ȡio^X/
Wang Li	/ȡĭu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyu⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-t<r>oʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*doʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	柱
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhù
Middle Chinese	‹ drju^X ›
Old Chinese	/*m-t<r>oʔ/
English	pillar
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	柱
Reading #	2/2
No.	17614
Phonetic component	主
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	柱
Old Chinese	/*doʔ/

Definitions

柱

pillar; post; column (Classifier: 條／条 c)
column-shaped thing
(music) bridge (on a string instrument, such as a guzheng)
^† to stand tall and erect
^† stiff
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 柱子 (“pillar; column”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		柱子
Mandarin	Beijing	柱子
	Taiwan	柱子
	Harbin	柱子
	Yantai (Muping)	柱子
	Jinan	柱子
	Luoyang	柱子
	Wanrong	柱腳
	Zhengzhou	頂樑柱
	Xi'an	柱子
	Yinchuan	柱子
	Lanzhou	柱子
	Xining	柱子
	Ürümqi	柱子
	Wuhan	柱頭
	Chengdu	柱頭, 柱子
	Guiyang	柱子
	Guilin	柱子
	Liuzhou	柱子
	Xuzhou	柱子
	Yangzhou	柱子
	Nanjing	柱子
	Hefei	柱子
	Singapore	柱
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	柱子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	柱子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	柱
	Hong Kong	柱
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	柱
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	柱
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	柱
	Kaiping (Chikan)	柱
	Dongguan	柱
	Yangjiang	柱
	Nanning	柱
	Wuzhou	柱
	Yulin	柱
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	柱, 磚柱
	Danzhou	棟
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	柱頭
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	柱
Gan	Nanchang	柱頭
	Lichuan	柱頭
	Pingxiang	屋柱
Hakka	Meixian	柱仔, 柱⿰石頓
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	柱
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	柱⿰石頓
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	柱哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	柱哩, 柱⿰石頓
	Wuhua (Changbu)	柱哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	柱頭
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	柱
	Liannan	柱
	Jiexi	柱
	Changting	屋柱
	Ninghua	屋柱
	Hong Kong	柱
	Luchuan	柱
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	磚柱
	Sabah (Longchuan)	柱仔, 柱頭
	Singkawang	柱頭
Huizhou	Jixi	柱, 屋柱, 柱腳
Jin	Taiyuan	柱子
	Xinzhou	柱子
	Hohhot	柱子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	柱
	Songxi	柱
	Jianyang	柱
Min Dong	Fuzhou	柱
	Fuqing	柱
	Gutian	柱
	Ningde	柱
	Zhouning	柱
	Fuding	柱
Min Nan	Xiamen	柱, 柱仔
	Quanzhou	柱, 柱仔
	Yongchun	柱
	Zhangzhou	柱, 柱仔
	Dongshan	柱
	Taipei	柱
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	柱仔
	Kaohsiung	柱仔
	Yilan	柱仔
	Taichung	柱仔
	Tainan	柱
	Hsinchu	柱仔
	Kinmen	柱
	Penghu (Magong)	柱
	Longyan	柱
	Datian	柱
	Chaozhou	柱
	Shantou	柱
	Bangkok (Teochew)	柱
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	柱
	Leizhou	柱
	Wenchang	柱
	Haikou	柱
Puxian Min	Putian	柱
Min Zhong	Yong'an	柱
Min Zhong	Shaxian	柱
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	柱, 稜柱
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	柱蔸, 柱頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	柱
Shehua	Fu'an	樹棟
	Fuding	棟
	Luoyuan	棟
	Sanming	棟
	Shunchang	樹棟
	Hua'an	柱
	Guixi (Zhangping)	樹棟
	Cangnan	樑棟
	Jingning	樹棟
	Lishui	樹棟
	Longyou	樹棟
	Chaozhou	柱
	Fengshun	柱
Wu	Shanghai	柱子, 柱, 柱頭 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	柱頭
	Suzhou	庭柱
	Wuxi	柱, 柱子
	Danyang	柱棵, 柱子
	Hangzhou	柱子, 房柱, 庭柱
	Ningbo	柱子, 屋柱
	Wenzhou	棟柱, 柱
	Jinhua	柱, 屋柱
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	屋柱
Xiang	Changsha	柱子, 傘柱
	Xiangtan	傘柱
	Loudi	傘柱
	Shuangfeng	柱子, 傘柱
	Quanzhou	柱頭

Compounds

Derived terms from 柱

一拳柱定
一柱
一柱承天
一柱擎天
三柱
三角柱 (sānjiǎozhù)
中流底柱
中流砥柱 (zhōngliúdǐzhù)
丹柱
乳柱
五行四柱
交午柱
仙人柱
促柱
倚柱
光柱
光柱子
八柱
六合柱
冰柱 (bīngzhù)
冰溜柱
危柱
厎柱
合柱
周柱下
周柱史
品柱 (pǐnzhù)
四柱
地柱
大柱史
天柱
尾生抱柱
帆柱 (fānzhù)
幕柱
底柱
庭柱 (tíngzhù)
弦柱
影柱
抱柱
抱柱信
搘柱
擎天之柱
擎天柱
擎天玉柱
攀尾柱
支柱 (zhīzhù)
文深之柱
景柱
晷柱
望柱
枝柱
柱下
柱下史
柱卷
柱史
柱夫
柱子 (zhùzi, “column, pillar”)
柱州
柱工
柱帖
柱廊
柱斧
柱根
柱桷
柱楣
柱然
柱石 (zhùshí)
柱石之寄
柱石之臣
柱石臣
柱科
柱臣
柱衣
梓柱

椽柱
楗柱
楯柱
楹柱
榰柱
樘柱
檐柱 (yánzhù)
水柱 (shuǐzhù)
江柱
江珧柱 (jiāngyáozhù)
沙柱
浮柱
海柱
滉柱
火柱
玉柱
玉柱擎天
玫柱
玫瑰柱
珠柱
琴柱
疏柱
盾柱 (dùnzhù)
石柱 (shízhù)
砥柱 (dǐzhù)
砥柱中流
破柱
秦柱
翦屏柱楣
肉柱
脊柱 (jǐzhù)
膏柱
花柱
蛤柱
角柱 (jiǎozhù)
都柱
金柱
雁柱
雕柱
露柱
音柱 (yīnzhù)
鼻柱
三柱里
刹柱
柱梁
梁柱
一柱觀／一柱观
上柱國／上柱国
世柱國／世柱国
井柱狀圖／井柱状图
偷梁換柱／偷梁换柱
傾柱／倾柱
兩柱錢／两柱钱
八柱國／八柱国
冰絃玉柱／冰弦玉柱
剎柱／刹柱
四柱冊／四柱册
圓柱／圆柱 (yuánzhù)
圓柱體／圆柱体 (yuánzhùtǐ)
埋杆豎柱／埋杆竖柱
埋輪破柱／埋轮破柱
寶柱／宝柱
將軍柱／将军柱
強自取柱／强自取柱
戧柱／戗柱
抱柱對／抱柱对
抽梁換柱／抽梁换柱
掛柱／挂柱
摶柱乘梁／抟柱乘梁
撑腸柱腹／撑肠柱腹
撫梁易柱／抚梁易柱
擊柱／击柱
改柱張絃／改柱张弦
改梁換柱／改梁换柱

束椽為柱／束椽为柱
柱國／柱国
柱壯／柱壮
柱小傾大／柱小倾大
柱幹／柱干
柱後／柱后
柱後史／柱后史
柱後惠文／柱后惠文
柱徹／柱彻
柱棟／柱栋
柱極／柱极
柱礎／柱础
柱腳／柱脚
柱質／柱质
柱頂石／柱顶石
柱頭／柱头 (zhùtóu)
樁柱／桩柱
標柱／标柱
欑柱／𪴙柱
水銀柱／水银柱 (shuǐyínzhù)
江瑤柱／江瑶柱
海蝕柱／海蚀柱
溪州銅柱／溪州铜柱
煙柱／烟柱 (yānzhù)
瑤柱／瑶柱
瓊柱／琼柱
百達柱／百达柱
短柱體／短柱体
破柱求姦／破柱求奸
礎柱／础柱
礦柱／矿柱
稜柱體／棱柱体 (léngzhùtǐ)
筆柱／笔柱
箏柱／筝柱
絞柱／绞柱
綠柱玉／绿柱玉
綠柱石／绿柱石 (lǜzhùshí)
膠柱／胶柱
膠柱調瑟／胶柱调瑟
膠柱鼓瑟／胶柱鼓瑟 (jiāozhùgǔsè)
臺柱／台柱 (táizhù)
虯柱／虬柱
螭頭柱／螭头柱
豎柱上梁／竖柱上梁
貝柱／贝柱
財柱／财柱
躉柱／趸柱
金雞柱／金鸡柱
銅柱／铜柱
鐵柱／铁柱
鐵柱宮／铁柱宫
鑿柱取書／凿柱取书
雕梁畫柱／雕梁画柱
雙柱／双柱
電柱／电柱
電燈柱／电灯柱 (diàndēngzhù)
頂柱子／顶柱子
頂梁柱／顶梁柱
題柱／题柱
題柱客／题柱客
題柱志／题柱志
題橋柱／题桥柱
題漢柱／题汉柱
飛柱／飞柱
馬援柱／马援柱
馬柱／马柱
馬甲柱／马甲柱
鳳凰柱／凤凰柱
鳳絲雁柱／凤丝雁柱
鵾柱／鹍柱
鶴柱／鹤柱
鼇柱／鳌柱
鼻無梁柱／鼻无梁柱

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “same word as 拄?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǔ, zhù (zhu³, zhu⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ, ㄓㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chu³
  - Yale: jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juu
  - Palladius: чжу (čžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhù
  - Wade–Giles: chu⁴
  - Yale: jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juh
  - Palladius: чжу (čžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: /ʈɨo^X/

Rime
Character	柱
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	知庾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈio^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶio^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ȶio^X/
Wang Li	/ȶĭu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyu²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*toʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	柱
Reading #	1/2
No.	17608
Phonetic component	主
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	拄
Old Chinese	/*toʔ/

Definitions

柱

^† to support; to lean on
^† to block; to obstruct

Compounds

功均柱地
柱地
柱天

柱天踏地
柱持

柱杖
撐天柱地／撑天柱地

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǔ (zhu³)
(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chu³
  - Yale: jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juu
  - Palladius: чжу (čžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ʈɨo^X/

Rime
Character	柱
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	知庾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨo^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈio^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶio^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ȶio^X/
Wang Li	/ȶĭu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyu²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*toʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	柱
Reading #	1/2
No.	17608
Phonetic component	主
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	拄
Old Chinese	/*toʔ/

Definitions

柱

Only used in 柱夫.

Japanese

Kanji

柱

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

pillar
(geometry) prism, cylinder

Readings

Go-on: じゅう (jū)^{←ぢゆう (dyū, historical)}
Kan-on: ちゅう (chū, Jōyō)
Kun: はしら (hashira, 柱, Jōyō); ことじ (kotoji); ささえる (sasaeru)

Noun

Kanji in this term
柱
はしら Grade: 3
kun’yomi

柱(はしら) • (hashira)

pillar

Counter

柱(はしら) • (-hashira)

gods, spirits, worshipped entity.
spirit tablets, cremation remains.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
柱
ちゅう Grade: 3
kan’on

Suffix

柱(ちゅう) • (-chū)

(geometry) prism, cylinder

Derived terms

角(かく)柱(ちゅう) (kakuchū, “polygonal prism”)
三(さん)角(かく)柱(ちゅう) (sankakuchū, “triangular prism”)
円(えん)柱(ちゅう) (enchū, “cylinder”)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 柱 (MC ɖɨo^X). Recorded as Middle Korean 듀〮 (tyú) (Yale: tyu) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Wikisource柱 (eumhun 기둥 주 (gidung ju))

Hanja form^? of 주 (“pillar”).

Compounds

주초 (柱礎, jucho)
지주 (支柱, jiju)
각주 (角柱, gakju)
주랑 (柱廊, jurang)
주상 (柱狀, jusang)
주석 (柱石, juseok)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

柱: Hán Nôm readings: trụ

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