柱

zhù
#1,689 most
frequent character
pillar
Measure words:根 gēn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

柱 joins 木 wood with 主 zhǔ for the sound. Its first meaning was a wood beam supporting a roof. That grew to the general sense pillar, post, or column.

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Homophones

HSK 1
住zhù
to live, to dwell, to stay
HSK 3
祝zhù
invoke, pray to, wish
驻zhù
station, resident, stationed
筑zhù
to build, to construct, to ram
注zhù
to register, to annotate, note

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