朱 zhū — (surname); vermilion; vermilion
古时候的大门常常漆成朱红色。Gǔ shí hou de dà mén cháng cháng qī chéng zhū hóng sè.In ancient times, gates were often painted vermilion.
Common words: 朱红 (zhū hóng)、朱笔 (zhū bǐ)、朱古力 (zhū gǔ lì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "vermilion"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "vermilion", including 朱 (zhū), 朱 (zhū). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "vermilion" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 朱 (zhū), 朱 (zhū) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading zhū, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 朱 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 朱 zhū(surname); vermilion; vermilionUseful words: 朱红, 朱笔
- 朱 zhū(surname); vermilion; vermilionUseful words: 朱红, 朱笔
Common words for these 2 "vermilion" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 朱 (zhū) — so "vermilion" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
朱红zhū hóngvermilion朱笔zhū bǐbrush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)朱古力zhū gǔ lìchocolate (loanword)朱红zhū hóngvermilion朱笔zhū bǐbrush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)朱古力zhū gǔ lìchocolate (loanword)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "vermilion".
朱 zhū — (surname); vermilion; vermilion
古时候的大门常常漆成朱红色。Gǔ shí hou de dà mén cháng cháng qī chéng zhū hóng sè.In ancient times, gates were often painted vermilion.
Common words: 朱红 (zhū hóng)、朱笔 (zhū bǐ)、朱古力 (zhū gǔ lì)
All 2 characters
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