Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

table

Chinese: 桌子、台子;也作量词。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 桌 is the 1st 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

  • 桌子zhuō zitable; desk
  • 书桌shū zhuōdesk
  • 餐桌cān zhuōdining table; dinner table
  • 上桌shàng zhuōto place (food) on the table; to sit down to eat (at the dining table)
  • 同桌tóng zhuōdesk-mate; seat-mate

Example Sentence

桌子上摆着一盘水果。Zhuō zi shàng bǎi zhe yì pán shuǐ guǒ.A plate of fruit is on the table.

桌子Zhuō zitableshàngonbǎito arrangezhe(ongoing action)onepántray水果shuǐ guǒfruit