铢 (zhū) · an ancient unit of weight (one twenty-fourth of a…

Meanings

1 an ancient unit of weight (one twenty-fourth of a tael)
2 a tiny amount
3 baht (the currency of Thailand)

Characters

铢

zhū

an ancient tiny weight unit; Thai baht

Examples

HSK 4

价钱大约两百铢。

Jiàqian dàyuē liǎng bǎi zhū.

The price was about two hundred baht.

HSK 7-9

做学问须铢积寸累。

Zuò xuéwen xū zhūjī-cùnlěi.

Scholarship must be built up bit by bit, inch by inch.

Tips

usage

Classically a minute weight (24 to a tael), giving idioms like 锱铢必较 and 铢积寸累 ('accumulate bit by bit'). In modern use 铢 also names the Thai baht.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal

Left side 钅 is the metal radical 金 in side form, used for words about money and weight standards - both senses of this character fit.

phonetic

朱 zhū

vermilion; sound element

Right side 朱 supplies the reading zhū exactly; the same phonetic appears in 珠 and 株.

Stroke Order

铢 zhū

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work unit / unit (of measure)

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second (unit of time) / arc second (unit of angle)

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carat (unit of weight for gemstones) / Clara

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ounce (unit of weight)

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penny; pence (British currency unit)

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a load carried on a shoulder pole / picul (a unit of weight, 100 catties, about 50 kg) / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole