筑
Character
to build or construct (as in 建筑, buildings and building work)
- Strokes
- 12
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 巩
- Traditional
- 筑
- Frequency
- #786 most common character
Meaning
zhù
zhu4- to build or construct (as in 建筑, buildings and building work)
- short name for the Chinese city of Guiyang
Examples
工人们在这里筑路。
gōng rén men zài zhè lǐ zhù lù
The workers are building a road here.
AI-generated sentence
这座城市有很多高大的建筑。
zhè zuò chéng shì yǒu hěn duō gāo dà de jiàn zhù
This city has many tall buildings.
AI-generated sentence
我下周要去筑出差。
wǒ xià zhōu yào qù zhù chū chāi
Next week I am going to Guiyang on a business trip.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 12 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 筑
Draw “筑” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 筑
See all 20 →筑城zhù chéngfortificationWord筑巢zhù cháoto nest; to build a nestWord筑波zhù bōTsukuba (city in Japan)Word筑牢zhù láoto fortify; to strengthen; to firmly establish (safeguards, foundations or other abstract things)Word筑室道谋zhù shì dào móulit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to doWord建筑jiàn zhùa building; something people make to live or work inWordHSK 5建筑师jiàn zhù shīarchitect; a person whose job is to design buildingsWordHSK 7–9建筑物jiàn zhù wùa building; a big thing people build to live or work inWordHSK 7–9修筑xiū zhùto buildWord
板筑bǎn zhùto construct a rammed-earth wallVariant of 版筑WordUnreviewed
构筑gòu zhùto buildWord浇筑jiāo zhùto pour (concrete etc)Word