侏

zhū

noun

Meanings

《侏罗纪公园》是一部经典的恐龙电影。

Zhūluójì Gōngyuán shì yí bù jīngdiǎn de kǒnglóng diànyǐng.

Jurassic Park is a classic dinosaur film.

这种树只能长成侏儒状态。

Zhè zhǒng shù zhǐnéng zhǎng chéng zhūrú zhuàngtài.

This kind of tree only grows to a stunted, dwarf size.

usage

Bound character: it lives in 侏儒 (dwarf, also used for anything abnormally small or stunted) and in the transliteration 侏罗纪 (the Jurassic period).

radical

亻 rén

person (left-side form)

Left-side person radical 亻, the standing form of 人. 侏 describes a person of unusually short stature, so the person radical fits.

phonetic

朱 zhū

vermilion; cinnabar red

Right side 朱 supplies the exact sound zhū. Its 'vermilion' meaning plays no role here. Same phonetic in 株 and 珠.

侏 zhū