Usage of the character 朱

surname Zhu

zhū

朱

[朱]

vermilion

zhū

朱

[硃]

(bound form) cinnabar

Zhū Wēn

朱温

[朱溫]

Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使／节度使 (jiédùshǐ) at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖／后梁太祖 ( Hòu Liáng Tàizǔ)

zhūshā

朱砂

[朱砂]

cinnabar
mercuric sulfide HgS
also written 硃砂／朱砂 (zhūshā)

zhūqī

朱漆

[朱漆]

(traditional) red paint
red lacquer

zhūwú

朱鹀

[朱鵐]

(bird species of China) Przevalski's finch (Urocynchramus pylzowi)

zhūhuán

朱鹮

[朱䴉]

(bird species of China) crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)

zhūshā

朱砂

[硃砂]

cinnabar
mercuric sulfide HgS

Zhūnuò

朱诺

[朱諾]

Juneau, capital of Alaska
Juno, Roman goddess of marriage

zhūlù

朱鹭

[朱鷺]

ibis
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
same as 朱䴉／朱鹮 (zhūhuán)

Zhūquè

朱雀

[朱雀]

Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)

zhūquè

朱雀

[朱雀]

rosefinch (genus Carpodacus)

Zhū Dì

朱棣

[朱棣]

Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂／永乐 ( Yǒnglè)

Zhū Xī

朱熹

[朱熹]

Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子 ( Zhūzǐ), Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism

zhūlí

朱鹂

[朱鸝]

(bird species of China) maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii)

Zhū Dé

朱德

[朱德]

Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army

Yáng Zhū

杨朱

[楊朱]

Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism

Zhūzǐ

朱子

[朱子]

Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹 ( Zhū Xī)

zhūhóng

朱红

[朱紅]

vermilion

zhūfú

朱绂

[朱紱]

(archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant
red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official)
to be an official

zhūfěn

朱粉

[朱粉]

red lead oxide Pb3O4
rouge and white lead
cosmetics

Zhū Jùn

朱俊

[朱儁]

Zhu Jun (-195), politician and general at the end of later Han

Zhū Róngjī

朱容基

[朱容基]

common erroneous form of 朱鎔基／朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003

Zhūlì'ān

朱利安

[朱利安]

Julian or Julien (name)

zōngzhūquè

棕朱雀

[棕朱雀]

(bird species of China) dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii)

zhūgǔlì

朱古力

[朱古力]

chocolate (loanword)
CL:塊／块 (kuài)

Zhū Qíyù

朱祁钰

[朱祁鈺]

Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 ( Jǐngtài) (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457

Zhū Guǎnghù

朱广沪

[朱廣滬]

Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach

Mǎzhūluó

马朱罗

[馬朱羅]

Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands

Zhūlìyà

朱丽亚

[朱麗亞]

Julia (name)

Zhūbìtè

朱庇特

[朱庇特]

Jupiter (Roman god)

Zhū Gāochì

朱高炽

[朱高熾]

Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙 ( Hóng Xī)

chìzhūquè

赤朱雀

[赤朱雀]

(bird species of China) Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)

Zhūlìyè

朱丽叶

[朱麗葉]

Juliet or Juliette (name)

Zhū Róngjī

朱镕基

[朱鎔基]

Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003

Zhū Lìlún

朱立伦

[朱立倫]

Eric Chu (1961-), Taiwanese KMT politician

Zhū Xiàotiān

朱孝天

[朱孝天]

Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor

Zhū Yǔnwén

朱允炆

[朱允炆]

Zhu Yuanwen, personal name of second Ming Emperor Jianwen 建文 ( Jiàn Wén)

Zhū Zhānjī

朱瞻基

[朱瞻基]

Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德 ( Xuāndé)

Zhū Yuánzhāng

朱元璋

[朱元璋]

Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武 ( Hóngwǔ)

Zhū Róngjī

朱熔基

[朱熔基]

common erroneous form of 朱鎔基／朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003

Zhū Yóuxiào

朱由校

[朱由校]

personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟／明天启 ( Míng Tiānqǐ) (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627

běizhūquè

北朱雀

[北朱雀]

(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)

dàzhūquè

大朱雀

[大朱雀]

(bird species of China) spotted great rosefinch (Carpodacus severtzovi)

Zhū Hòuzhào

朱厚照

[朱厚照]

Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 ( Zhèngdé) (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

Zhūlìyà

朱利娅

[朱利婭]

Julia (name)

Zhūlìyà

朱莉娅

[朱莉婭]

Julia (name)

Zhūdíyà

朱迪亚

[朱迪亞]

Judea

Zhū Qízhèn

朱祁镇

[朱祁鎮]

Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統／正统 ( Zhèngtǒng), afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順／天顺 ( Tiānshùn) (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464

Zhū Hóngdēng

朱红灯

[朱紅燈]