Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; to note; to comment on

Chinese: 注入、注意、注释。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhu” becomes a different word in each tone. 注 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
  • 关注guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern
  • 注册zhù cèto register; to enroll
  • 注射zhù shèinjection; to inject
  • 注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize

Example Sentence

过马路时要注意安全。Guò mǎ lù shí yào zhù yì ān quán.Pay attention to safety when crossing the road.

过马路Guò mǎ lùto cross the streetshío'clockyàoto want注意zhù yìto take note of安全ān quánsafe

Go deeper

Where this character comes from

The water radical 氵 plus 主 (sound): to pour water in — ‘to pour (in/into); to concentrate, fix (attention/eyes); to note, annotate; a note, comment; a stake (in betting)’ (注意, 注射, 注释).

A way to remember it

To pour in (氵) — to concentrate (注意); to annotate (注释).