drum

HSK 10

zhǔ

Pictograph of a drum standing upright with a decoration on top.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

壴

Regular

Modern

Chinese

壴 [Zhù]

surname Zhu

壴 [zhù]

(archaic) drum

Example Sentences