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注

Traditional: 註

zhù

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

zhù · zyu3 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject
  2. (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate
  3. (bound form) stake (in gambling)
  4. classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light
  5. variant of 註|注[zhu4]
  6. to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text
  7. an annotation; an explanatory note
  8. (bound form) to put on record; to register

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Character breakdown

注

Meaning
concentrate, focus, direct
Radical
氵
Strokes
8
Components
⿰氵主
Cangjie
EYG
Four-corner
3011.4

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