筑

Zhu4
#1,128 most
frequent character
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

筑 has 𥫗 (bamboo) as both a meaning and sound part, and 巩 (hold onto) as a meaning part. It first meant an old stringed instrument struck by a bamboo stick. The 'build, construct' sense was borrowed only for its sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

筑zhù
five-string lute, Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
筑zhù
to build, to construct, to ram

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