茱
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zhū · dogwood

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Learn every stroke in 茱

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 茱 sits in each complete thought.

Suǒ yǒu de nán shēng dōu bèi zhū lì yà mí zhù le.所有的男生都被茱莉亚迷住了。

All the boys fell in love with Julia.

Source: Tatoeba #8845364 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhū dì kàn zhe wǒ.茱蒂看着我。

Judy looked at me.

Source: Tatoeba #4851372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài jī chǎng wéi zhū lì sòng xíng.我在機場為茱莉送行。

I saw Julie off at the airport.

Source: Tatoeba #876701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhū lì de gēge cóng yì dà lì jì le yì zhāng shèng dàn hè kǎ gěi tā.茱莉的哥哥從意大利寄了一張聖誕賀卡給她。

Julie received a Christmas card from her brother in Italy.

Source: Tatoeba #775160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhū lì yǎ chàng gē.茱莉雅唱歌。

Julia sings.

Source: Tatoeba #4761848 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 茱 in context

  1. Say zhū, then recall the core meaning: dogwood.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 茱萸 (zhū yú), meaning “cornel”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 茱 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.