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注

zhù

HSK 3 Character

What 注 means

1. bound formto pour into; to flow into; to inject
2. bound formto focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate
3. bound formstake (in gambling)
4. classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light
5. variant of {注|zhù}

Other readings

注 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhùto annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory

Example sentences

• 注意。
  Caution.
• 请注意！
  Pay attention!
• 请注意。
  Please pay attention.
• 专注学业。
  Zhuānzhù xuéyè.
  Focus on your studies.
• 注意言行！
  Zhùyì yánxíng!
  Be careful what you say.
• 注意小偷。
  Beware of thieves.

Words starting with 注

• 注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
• 注册zhù cèto register; to enroll
• 注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize
• 注视zhù shìto look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at
• 注释zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
• 注射zhù shèinjection; to inject
• 注明zhù míngto clearly indicate
• 注定zhù dìngto foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
• 注意力zhù yì lìattention
• 注入zhù rùto pour into; to empty into
• 注目zhù mùattention; to stare at; to fix attention on sth
• 注解zhù jiěto annotate; annotation; comment
• 注销zhù xiāoto cancel; to annul; to deregister; (accounting) to write off
• 注音zhù yīnto indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc…
• 注射器zhù shè qìsyringe
• 注册商标zhù cè shāng biāoregistered trademark
• 注资zhù zīto inject funds; to put money into (the market)
• 注脚zhù jiǎofootnote
• 注水zhù shuǐto pour water into; to inject water into
• 注音法zhù yīn fǎphonetic transcription; system of representing spoken sounds
• 注册人zhù cè rénregistrant
• 注册表zhù cè biǎoWindows registry
• 注册会计师zhù cè kuài jì shīcertified public accountant
• 注念zhù niàn(literary) to ponder

Words containing 注

• 关注guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern…
• 专注zhuān zhùto focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
• 引人注目yǐn rén zhù mùto attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous
• 不注意bù zhù yìthoughtless; not pay attention to
• 标注biāo zhùto mark out; to tag; to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to
• 全神贯注quán shén guàn zhù(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention
• 赌注dǔ zhùstake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake
• 倾注qīng zhùto throw into
• 命中注定mìng zhōng zhù dìngdecreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
• 附注fù zhùnote; annotation
• 投注tóu zhùto throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth); to bet
• 下注xià zhùto pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet
• 引人注意yǐn rén zhù yìto attract attention
• 批注pī zhùto annotate; to add marginal comments on; criticism
• 抢注qiǎng zhùto squat on (a domain name, trademark etc)
• 孤注一掷gū zhù yī zhìto stake all on one throw
• 评注píng zhùto annotate; annotation; commentary
• 加注jiā zhùto increase a bet; to raise (in poker); to raise the stakes; to add; to pour in…
• 备注bèi zhùremarks column (abbr. for 备注栏; remarks; notes (written in such a column)
• 集注jí zhùto focus; to concentrate on
• 转注zhuǎn zhùtransfer character (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)…
• 编注biān zhùeditor's note
• 取消关注qǔ xiāo guān zhùto unfollow
• 首次注视时间shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān(psychology) first fixation duration

Characters built on 主

These share the phonetic component 主 (zhǔ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 驻zhùto halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
• 柱zhùpillar
• 蛀zhùtermite; to bore (of insects)
• 拄zhǔto lean on; to prop on
• 炷zhùwick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks
• 麈zhǔleader of herd; stag

Characters that look like 注

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 法fǎlaw; method; way
• 波bōwave; ripple; storm
• 汪wāngexpanse of water; ooze; (onomatopoeia) bark
• 炫xuànto dazzle; to boast; to show off
• 洼wādepression; low-lying area; low-lying; sunken
• 泷lóngrapids; waterfall; torrential (rain)

Sounds the same

Read zhù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 住to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 助to help; to assist
• 祝to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)…
• 著to make known; to show; to prove
• 筑five-string lute; Taiwan pr. zhú
• 驻to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
• 柱pillar
• 铸to cast or found metals
• 贮to store; to save; stockpile
• 蛀termite; to bore (of insects)
• 箸(literary) chopsticks
• 伫to stand for a long time; to wait; to look forward to