褚

chǔ, zhǔ

者 + 衤

Definitions

chǔ surname Chu

zhǔ padding (in garment); to store up; pocket; Taiwan pr. [chǔ]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.

Semantic: 衤 Phonetic: 者

About

褚 is a phono-semantic compound character. The semantic component is the radical 衤, which stands for clothing and points to a meaning related to cloth or garments. The phonetic component is 者, which indicates the pronunciation. In classical Chinese, 褚 referred to a fabric bag, a padded pouch, or the soft cotton padding sewn into winter coats to provide insulation. Over time, this concrete noun fell out of everyday use, and the character transitioned into a purely genealogical role. Today, 褚 is known almost exclusively as a Chinese surname, its original textile-related meaning having become obsolete.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

褚明是我的朋友。

Chǔ Míng shì wǒ de péngyou.

Chu Ming is my friend.

褚先生每天锻炼身体。

Chǔ xiānsheng měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ.

Mr. Chu exercises every day.

褚阿姨给我们做了好吃的。

Chǔ āyí gěi wǒmen zuò le hǎochī de.

Auntie Chu made delicious food for us.

褚经理负责这个项目。

Chǔ jīnglǐ fùzé zhège xiàngmù.

Manager Chu is in charge of this project.

上周褚医生去了北京。

Shàng zhōu Chǔ yīshēng qù le Běijīng.

Last week, Doctor Chu went to Beijing.

因为褚老师生病了，所以课程取消了。

Yīnwèi Chǔ lǎoshī shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ kèchéng qǔxiāo le.

Because Teacher Chu is sick, the class was canceled.

褚工程师的设计方案非常创新。

Chǔ gōngchéngshī de shèjì fāng'àn fēicháng chuàngxīn.

Engineer Chu's design proposal is very innovative.

尽管褚教授很忙，但他仍然抽时间指导学生。

Jǐnguǎn Chǔ jiàoshòu hěn máng, dàn tā réngrán chōu shíjiān zhǐdǎo xuéshēng.

Although Professor Chu is very busy, he still takes time to guide students.

Related Characters

Component: 者

Component: 衤

褚