Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (銖)
Simplified (铢)
Notes
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
銖
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
銖
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銖
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
銖
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
銖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铢 / 銖 [zhū]
twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)
Japanese
noun
- shu; (explanation) unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō
- shu; (explanation) Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)