Etymology

zhu

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Today it means: An ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 of the liang/tael/Chinese ounce, chiefly used in denominating small coins in ancient and early imperial China. Full definition →

Mandarin 銖 /铢
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zhu · noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from銖 /铢
  2. English todayzhu

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 銖 /铢 (zhū).

zhu · noun2

  1. Chinese · derived from筑
  2. English todayzhu

The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 筑 (zhù or zhú).

Zhu · proper noun3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 朱 (Zhū).

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