筑 zhù
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 巩 to bind, to guard, to strengthen
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
筑
zhù
to build; to construct
Character
Example phrases
- 这座纪念馆依山而筑，既保留了地形的起伏，也减少了对树林的破坏。 Zhè zuò jìniànguǎn yī shān ér zhù, jì bǎoliú le dìxíng de qǐfú, yě jiǎnshǎo le duì shùlín de pòhuài. This memorial hall was built against the mountain, preserving the rise and fall of the terrain while also reducing damage to the woodland.
- 工人们沿河筑起了一道长长的堤坝。 Gōngrénmen yán hé zhù qǐ le yī dào chángcháng de dībà. The workers built a long dam along the river.
- 古人用石头筑成这座桥，历经千年仍然坚固。 Gǔrén yòng shítou zhù chéng zhè zuò qiáo, lìjīng qiānnián réngrán jiāngù. The ancients built this bridge from stone; it remains sturdy after a thousand years.
Related words
- 建筑 jiànzhù building
- 建筑物 jiànzhùwù building
- 竖立 shùlì to erect; to stand upright
- 兴建 xīngjiàn to build; to construct
- 柱子 zhùzi pillar; post; column
- 组装 zǔzhuāng to assemble
- 支架 zhījià support; bracket; stent; frame
- 特制 tèzhì specially made; custom-made
- 支柱 zhīzhù pillar; mainstay; backbone
- 手艺 shǒuyì craftsmanship; manual skill
- 桩 zhuāng stake; pile; matter; measure word for cases
- 修补 xiūbǔ to mend; to repair; to patch