柱 Stroke Order — How to Write 柱
柱 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
柱 Radical and Character Components
柱 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 主 indicates the sound.
Radical: 木 + 5 more strokes
柱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zhù
Meanings of 柱 in Chinese
zhù柱
Common Words and Phrases with 柱
More words with 柱
- dǐ砥zhù柱pillar, mainstay
- jǐ脊zhù柱Spinal column; spine.
- léng棱zhù柱prism
- dū都zhù柱A thick or large column/pillar.
- gǒng汞zhù柱mercury column
- háo毫mǐ米gǒng汞zhù柱millimeter of mercury, mmHg
- zhēng蒸liú馏zhù柱distillation column
- lí厘mǐ米gǒng汞zhù柱Centimeter of mercury
- liáng梁zhù柱beams and columns, beams and pillars
- shí石zhù柱stone pillar, rock column
- shuǐ水zhù柱water jet, water column
- zhī支zhù柱pillar, support
- mù木zhù柱wooden pillar, wooden post
- dǐng顶liáng梁zhù柱main pillar, backbone
- jiāng江yáo珧zhù柱dried scallop, conpoy
- yíng楹zhù柱pillar, column
- jǐ脊zhù柱cè侧wān弯Scoliosis, Spinal curvature
- jǐ脊zhù柱sǔn损shāng伤spinal injury, spine injury
- léng棱zhù柱jī积mù木Prism blocks, Prismatic blocks
Idioms with 柱
- chōu抽liáng梁huàn换zhù柱surreptitiously substitute the fake for the genuine
- dǐ砥zhù柱zhōng中liú流steadfast pillar in turbulent times
- qíng擎tiān天yù玉zhù柱a pillar of strength
- qíng擎tiān天zhī之zhù柱a pillar propping up the sky
- tōu偷liáng梁huàn换zhù柱secretly replace with inferior substitute
- zhōng中liú流dǐ砥zhù柱a tower of strength in turbulent times
- zhù柱shí石zhī之chén臣pillar of the state
- zhù柱shí石zhī之jiān坚firm and reliable as a pillar
- chēng撑tiān天zhù柱dì地play a pivotal and supportive role
- diāo雕liáng梁xiù绣zhù柱elaborately carved beams and painted pillars
- gǎi改liáng梁huàn换zhù柱tamper with or distort something
- gǎi改zhù柱zhāng张xián弦reform a system or method
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 柱
What does 柱 mean in Chinese?
柱 (zhù) means “Pillar” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 柱?
柱 is pronounced zhù in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 柱 have?
柱 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 柱?
柱 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 柱?
The radical of 柱 is 木, and 柱 is a phono-semantic compound.