Chinese words pronounced zhu (any tone) 65 words, in the 4 tones zhu is read in. zhū (1st tone) 17 words 朱(zhū) vermilion 诸(zhū) all 猪(zhū) hog 珠(zhū) bead 诛(zhū) punish 株(zhū) tree trunk 蛛(zhū) spider 铢(zhū) twenty-fourth part of a tael 邾(zhū) surname Zhu 潴(zhū) pool 茱(zhū) used in 茱萸 zhūyú 槠(zhū) Quercus glanca 硃(zhū) cinnabar 諸(zhū) all 豬(zhū) hog 珠(zhū) bead 誅(zhū) punish 株(zhū) tree trunk 蛛(zhū) spider 銖(zhū) twenty-fourth part of a tael 邾(zhū) surname Zhu 瀦(zhū) pool 茱(zhū) used in 茱萸 zhūyú 櫧(zhū) Quercus glanca All 17 words pronounced zhū zhú (2nd tone) 12 words 竹(zhú) bamboo 术(zhú) various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea 逐(zhú) pursue 烛(zhú) candle 竺(zhú) surname Zhu 舳(zhú) poopdeck 蠋(zhú) caterpillar 窋(zhú) in a hole 躅(zhú) used in 踯躅 zhízhú 瘃(zhú) chilblain ⺮(zhú) "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters 蓫(zhú) (weed) 竹(zhú) bamboo 術(zhú) various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea 逐(zhú) pursue 燭(zhú) candle 竺(zhú) surname Zhu 舳(zhú) poopdeck 蠋(zhú) caterpillar 窋(zhú) in a hole 躅(zhú) used in 踯躅 zhízhú 瘃(zhú) chilblain ⺮(zhú) "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters 蓫(zhú) (weed) zhǔ (3rd tone) 14 words 属(zhǔ) join together 主(zhǔ) owner 煮(zhǔ) cook 褚(zhǔ) padding 渚(zhǔ) islet 拄(zhǔ) lean on 嘱(zhǔ) enjoin 砫(zhǔ) ancestral tablet 丶(zhǔ) "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), aka 点 diǎn 陼(zhǔ) islet 瞩(zhǔ) gaze at 麈(zhǔ) leader of herd 屬(zhǔ) join together 主(zhǔ) owner 煮(zhǔ) cook 褚(zhǔ) padding 渚(zhǔ) islet 拄(zhǔ) lean on 囑(zhǔ) enjoin 砫(zhǔ) ancestral tablet 丶(zhǔ) "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3), aka 点 diǎn 陼(zhǔ) islet 矚(zhǔ) gaze at 麈(zhǔ) leader of herd All 14 words pronounced zhǔ zhù (4th tone) 22 words 住(zhù) live 驻(zhù) halt 注(zhù) inject 筑(zhù) five-string lute 助(zhù) help 祝(zhù) pray for 柱(zhù) pillar 铸(zhù) cast or found metals 贮(zhù) store 炷(zhù) burn 蛀(zhù) termite 箸(zhù) chopsticks 住(zhù) live 駐(zhù) halt 註(zhù) annotate 築(zhù) build 助(zhù) help 祝(zhù) pray for 柱(zhù) pillar 鑄(zhù) cast or found metals 貯(zhù) store 炷(zhù) burn 蛀(zhù) termite 箸(zhù) chopsticks All 22 words pronounced zhù Often confused with zhu zu in any tone 15 words