Meanings
zhu1
plural zhus · alternative tcho
- historicalAn 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.
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Modern research showed the correct number of millet seeds greatly exceeded surviving examples of the zhu in weight, until one tried growing older millet strains for several generations without modern agrochemicals. By the third year, his seeds produced a zhu within about 5% of its known historical value.
zhu2
plural zhus
- historicalentertainmentAn ancient Chinese string instrument thought to have had a rectangular zither-like body with silk strings played with a bow.
Zhu3
Origin
zhu · noun
- Mandarin銖 /铢
- Englishzhu
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 銖 /铢 (zhū).
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Full word history & related roots →zhu · noun
- Chinese筑
- Englishzhu
The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 筑 (zhù or zhú).
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Full word history & related roots →Zhu · proper noun
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 朱 (Zhū).
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Cite this entry
zhu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhu
“zhu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zhu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zhu.
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