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The Cantonese word zyu - 株 - zyu1
(trunk in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

zyu1

English translations

trunk, plant, used as a measuring unit,
stem

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 株 ( zyu1 ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules ensures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly.
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株
The traditional Chinese characters of zyu1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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株 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

tree  |  spacing in the rows
 
Other characters that are pronounced zyu1 in Cantonese
More words that mean trunk in Cantonese
hang4 lei5 soeng1 ( 行李箱 ), hau6 bui3 soeng1 ( 后背箱 ), syu6 gon3 ( 树干 )
More words that mean plant in Cantonese
gung1 cong2 ( 工厂 ), zik6 mat6 ( 植物 )

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