柱 (cyu5 | zhu4) : pillar, post

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柱

cyu5

zhu4

[1] pillar; post; column; pole
[2] column-shaped thing
[3] (math) cylinder

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

柱

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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柱子 cyu5 zi2 zhu4 zi5 = pillar

支柱 zi1 cyu5 zhi1 zhu4 = prop; pillar; mainstay

赤柱 cek3 cyu5 chi4 zhu4 = Chek Chu (Stanley)

瑤柱 jiu4 cyu5 = dried scallop

臺柱 toi4 cyu5 = important actors in a troupe

柱墩 cyu5 dan2 = base, pillar

標柱 biu1 cyu5 biao5 zhu4 = bollard

護柱 wu6 cyu5 hu4 zhu4 = bollard

矮柱 ai2 cyu5 ai3 zhu4 = bollard

冰柱 bing1 cyu5 bing1 zhu4 = icicle
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Decimal representation of this word: 柱
Unicode code for this character: U+67f1 (off-site link)

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