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zhu¹

Where it comes from

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 銖 /铢 (zhū).

noun zhu · zhus · tcho

  1. historical An ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 of the liang/tael/Chinese ounce, chiefly used in denominating small coins in ancient and early imperial China. Modern research showed the correct number of millet seeds greatly exceeded surviving examples of the zhu in weight, until one tried growing older millet strains for several generations without modern agrochemicals. By the third year, his seeds produced a zhu within about 5% of its known historical v

zhu²

Where it comes from

The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 筑 (zhù or zhú).

noun zhu · zhus

  1. historical An ancient Chinese string instrument thought to have had a rectangular zither-like body with silk strings played with a bow.

Zhu³

  • /d͡ʒuː/
  • /zuː/

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 朱 (Zhū).

proper noun Chu · Choo · Tu

  1. A surname from Chinese.

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Closest in meaning: chi, two, friendship, premier, reasonable, wishing, wish, century, prc, chu, choo, chew, tang, chow, juba, chinese

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"zhu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zhu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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zhu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zhu

Chicago

"zhu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zhu.

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@misc{zhu_2026,
  title = {zhu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zhu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}