Spot 朱
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
朱 component
zhū · cinnabar, vermilion; surname
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 朱
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue朱Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 朱.
株=
木
侏=
亻
诛=
讠
邾=
+阝
姝=
女
洙=
氵
茱=
艹
殊=
歹
珠=
王
硃=
石
铢=
钅
蛛=
虫
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 朱 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
特殊tèshū
special
HSK 3.0 · L5珍珠zhēnzhūpearl
HSK 3.0 · L6株zhūtree trunk
HSK 3.0 · L6珠宝zhūbǎopearls
HSK 3.0 · L6守株待兔shǒuzhū-dàitùlit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits
HSK 3.0 · L7-9悬殊xuánshūvastly different
HSK 3.0 · L7-9不吝珠玉bù lìn zhū yù买椟还珠mǎi dú huán zhūto buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
伏诛fú zhūto be executed
侏蓝仙鹟zhū lán xiān wēng侏儒zhū rúdwarf
侏儒仓鼠zhū rú cāng shǔdwarf hamster