Definitions

zhù (verb) to pour into; to inject
zhù (verb) to pay attention; to concentrate
zhù (verb) to annotate; to comment

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. In simplified Chinese is also used to mean "register; comment", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "注" is constructed from the water radical and the phonetic component "主", originally representing the action of pouring or directing a liquid. Its traditional counterpart "註" substitutes the water radical with the speech radical, aligning the character specifically with the act of adding written comments or annotations to texts. From these foundational meanings, the semantic scope of "注" expanded to encompass abstract applications such as concentrating attention, recording details in registers, and providing explanatory notes, with the simplified form now representing all these varied senses.

Example Sentences Hide

请你意安全。

Qǐng nǐ zhù yì ān quán.

Please pay attention to safety.

册了一个新账号。

Wǒ zhù cè le yī gè xīn zhàng hào.

I registered a new account.

医生给他射了疫苗。

Yī shēng gěi tā zhù shè le yì miáo.

The doctor gave him a vaccine injection.

视着远方的风景。

Tā zhù shì zhe yuǎn fāng de fēng jǐng.

She gazed at the distant scenery.

明你的联系方式。

Qǐng zhù míng nǐ de lián xì fāng shì.

Please specify your contact information.

我们必须重产品质量。

Wǒ men bì xū zhù zhòng chǎn pǐn zhì liàng.

We must emphasize product quality.

投资者关市场变化。

Tóu zī zhě guān zhù shì chǎng biàn huà.

Investors focus on market changes.

这项研究入了新的思路。

Zhè xiàng yán jiū zhù rù le xīn de sī lù.

This research injected new ideas.