注

註
zhù
#492 most
frequent character
to register, to annotate, note

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

注 pairs 氵 'water' with 主 zhǔ, which gives the sound. It first meant 'to pour' or 'flow into.' From there it grew to 'to insert', 'to explain a text', and 'to record in writing.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

注zhù
to inject, to pour into, to concentrate

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
柱zhù
pillar

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