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株

zhū
measure word HSK 7 #13,799

Meanings

  1. 1 measure word for plants and trees
  2. 2 trunk of a tree; stump

Examples

院子里种了几株花。
Yuànzi lǐ zhòng le jǐ zhū huā.
A few flowers were planted in the courtyard.
路边有一株老树。
Lùbiān yǒu yì zhū lǎo shù.
There's an old tree by the road.

Tips

culture
株 appears in the famous idiom 守株待兔 (guard a tree stump waiting for a rabbit) — about a farmer who saw a rabbit crash into a stump and die, then waited there forever hoping it would happen again. It means to wait for a lucky break instead of working hard.

Stroke Order

株 zhū