柱 zhù
: pillar
Kun Reading
柱 | じ ji
noun | noun suffix
: bridge (of a koto)
柱 | はしら hashira
noun
: pillar; post
: support; prop; mainstay
: counter for buddhas, gods, nobles
柱 | じゅう juu
noun
: fret (of a biwa)
On Reading
柱 | ちゅう chuu
noun | noun suffix
: bridge (of a koto)
: cylinder; prism
Usage:
柱石 zhu4shi2: pillar
石柱 shi2zhu4: stela; upright stone; obelisk
支柱 zhi1zhu4: mainstay; pillar; backbone
柱子 zhu4zi: pillar
柱樑[梁] zhu4liang2: pillar
柱石 zhu4shi2: pillar
[ちゅうせき chuuseki: pillar; cornerstone]
石柱 shi2zhu4: stela; upright stone; obelisk
[せきちゅう sekichuu: stone pillar]
支柱 zhi1zhu4: mainstay; pillar; backbone
[しちゅう shichuu: prop; brace; fulcrum]
冰柱 bing1zhu4: icicle
Japanese expression
杖とも柱とも頼む | つえともはしらともたのむ tsue tomo hashira tomo tanomu
: to count on someone as the only support
Chinese idiom
蜻蜓撼石柱 qing1 ting2 han4 shi2 zhu4
: lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower; fig. to overestimate one’s capabilities
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic .
木 (mu4: tree) suggests the meaning while
主 (zhu3: lord) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic .
木 (mu4: tree) suggests the meaning while
主 (zhu3: lord) provides the sound.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
