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茁

zhuó

Character

What 茁 means

1. to display vigorous, new growth
2. to sprout

Words starting with 茁

• 茁壮zhuó zhuànghealthy and strong; sturdy; thriving

Characters built on 出

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

• 拙zhuōawkward; clumsy; dull
• 咄duō(old) (interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut!; Taiwan pr. duò

Characters that look like 茁

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

• 药yàoleaf of the iris; variant of 药
• 苗miáosprout
• 窃qièto steal; secretly; (humble) I
• 屈qūbent; to feel wronged
• 茜qiàn(bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (bound form) madder red…
• 苔tāiused in 舌苔

Sounds the same

Read zhuó, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 酌to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate
• 卓outstanding
• 浊turbid; muddy; impure
• 琢to cut (gems)
• 著used in 执著
• 啄to peck
• 灼to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 濯to wash; to cleanse of evil
• 擢to pull out; to select; to promote
• 斫to chop; to hack; to carve wood
• 着to wear (clothes); to contact; to use
• 镯bracelet