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诸

zhū

HSK 6 Character Traditional 諸

What 诸 means

1. all
2. various

Other readings

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

• Zhūsurname Zhu

Example sentences

• 把想法付诸实践是困难的。
  Bǎ xiǎngfǎ fùzhū shíjiàn shì kùnnan de.
  Putting ideas into practice is difficult.
• 此国将周边诸国都视作威胁。
  This country considers every neighboring country as a threat.
• 基督教是亚伯拉罕诸教中的一个。
  Jīdūjiào shì Yǎbólāhǎn zhūjiāo zhōng de yī gè.
  Christianity is an Abrahamic religion.
• 请诸位斟满酒，为新郎和新娘干杯！
  Qǐng zhūwèi zhēn mǎn jiǔ, wèi xīnláng hé xīnniáng gānbēi!
  Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!
• 刘备和诸葛亮是一支无法战胜的队伍。
  Liú Bèi hé Zhūgě Liàng shì yī zhī wúfǎ zhànshèng de duìwǔ.
  Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are an unbeatable team.
• 但是，当然啦，事后诸葛亮总是好当。
  But, of course, hindsight is 20-20.

Words starting with 诸

• 诸位zhū wèi(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
• 诸多zhū duō(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
• 诸如zhū rú(various things) such as; such as (the following)
• 诸葛亮Zhū gě LiàngZhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀汉…
• 诸侯zhū hóudukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
• 诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
• 诸葛Zhū gětwo-character surname Zhuge; Taiwan pr. Zhū gé
• 诸君zhū jūnGentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen!
• 诸子zhū zǐvarious sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒
• 诸事zhū shìeverything; every matter
• 诸公zhū gōnggentlemen (form of address)
• 诸生zhū shēngImperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards
• 诸相zhū xiàngthe appearance of all things (Buddhism)
• 诸般zhū bānvarious; many different kinds of
• 诸色zhū sèvarious; all kinds
• 诸城市Zhū chéng ShìZhucheng, a county-level city in Weifang City 潍坊市
• 诸广山Zhū guǎng ShānMt Zhuguang between Jiangxi and Hunan
• 诸侯国zhū hóu guóvassal state
• 诸暨市Zhū jì ShìZhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing City 绍兴市
• 诸柘zhū zhèsugarcane
• 诸凡百事zhū fán bǎi shìeverything
• 诸子十家zhū zǐ shí jiāvarious sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of thought…
• 诸子百家zhū zǐ bǎi jiāthe Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during…
• 诸城Zhū chéngsee 诸城市

Words containing 诸

• 付诸fù zhūto apply to; to put into (practice etc); to put to (a test, a vote etc)
• 诉诸sù zhūto appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action)
• 付诸实施fù zhū shí shīto put into practice; to carry out (idiom)
• 见诸jiàn zhū(literary) to appear in (newspapers, the media, a book etc)
• 付诸东流fù zhū dōng liúwasted effort
• 公诸同好gōng zhū tóng hàoto share pleasure in the company of others (idiom)…
• 公诸于世gōng zhū yú shìto announce to the world (idiom); to make public; to let everyone know
• 南西诸岛Nán xī zhū dǎoRyukyu Islands; Okinawa 冲绳
• 反求诸己fǎn qiú zhū jǐto seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
• 见诸行动jiàn zhū xíng dòngto translate sth into action; to put sth into action
• 诉诸公论sù zhū gōng lùnto appeal to the public
• 马萨诸塞Mǎ sà zhū sàiMassachusetts, US state
• 置诸高阁zhì zhū gāo gélit. place on a high shelf; to pay no attention to (idiom)
• 不列颠诸岛Bù liè diān Zhū dǎoBritish Isles
• 事后诸葛亮shì hòu Zhū gě Liàngperson who is wise after the event
• 挟天子以令诸侯xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
• 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
• 三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom…
• 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom…
• 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom…
• 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàngvariant of 三個臭皮匠，三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮

Characters built on 者

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

• 署shǔoffice; bureau; (Taiwan pr. shù) to sign
• 著zhùto make known; to show; to prove
• 赌dǔto bet; to gamble
• 绪xùbeginnings; clues; mental state
• 屠túto slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
• 猪zhūhog; pig; swine
• 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…
• 煮zhǔto cook; to boil

Characters that look like 诸

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

• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…
• 倩qiànpretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help
• 谚yànproverb
• 谙ānto be versed in; to know well

Sounds the same

Read zhū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 猪hog; pig; swine
• 珠bead; pearl
• 株tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant
• 朱vermilion
• 诛to put (a criminal) to death; to punish
• 茱used in 茱萸
• 铢twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)
• 蛛(bound form) spider
• 洙name of a river
• 槠Quercus glanca
• 侏dwarf
• 潴pool; pond