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Definitions

  1. 1. vermilion
  2. 2. cinnabar

Words Containing 朱

朱元璋
zhū yuán zhāng

Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[hóng wǔ]

喜山红眉朱雀
xǐ shān hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)

朱广沪
zhū guǎng hù

Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach

北朱雀
běi zhū què

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

赤胸朱顶雀
chì xiōng zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) common linnet (Linaria cannabina)

红胸朱雀
hóng xiōng zhū què

(bird species of China) red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus)

朱子
zhū zǐ

Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī]

朱鹭
zhū lù

ibis

红眉朱雀
hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Chinese beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus)

朱背啄花鸟
zhū bèi zhuó huā niǎo

(bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)

普通朱雀
pǔ tōng zhū què

(bird species of China) common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò

one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)

朱高炽
zhū gāo chì

Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙[hóng xī]

朱由校
zhū yóu xiào

personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[míng tiān qǐ] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627

朱熹
zhū xī

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

暗胸朱雀
àn xiōng zhū què

(bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

朱俊
zhū jùn

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

朱丽叶
zhū lì yè

Juliet or Juliette (name)

皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún

white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman

朱立伦
zhū lì lún

Eric Chu (1961-), Taiwanese KMT politician

台湾酒红朱雀
tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què

(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)

罗密欧与朱丽叶
luó mì ōu yǔ zhū lì yè

Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚

朱自清
zhū zì qīng

Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist

朱丽亚
zhū lì yà

Julia (name)

朱利娅
zhū lì yà

Julia (name)

朱绂
zhū fú

(archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant

朱红灯
zhū hóng dēng

Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion

马朱罗
mǎ zhū luó

Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands

朱祁钰
zhū qí yù

Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[jǐng tài] (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457

朱粉
zhū fěn

red lead oxide Pb3O4

喜山白眉朱雀
xǐ shān bái méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)

酒红朱雀
jiǔ hóng zhū què

(bird species of China) vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)

朱砂
zhū shā

cinnabar

朱雀
zhū què

Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky)

白腰朱顶雀
bái yāo zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) common redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

朱古力
zhū gǔ lì

chocolate (loanword)

长尾朱雀
cháng wěi zhū què

(bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)

朱温
zhū wēn

Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jié dù shǐ] 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 tài zǔ]

朱允炆
zhū yǔn wén

Zhu Yuanwen, personal name of second Ming Emperor Jianwen 建文[jiàn wén]

朱祁镇
zhū qí zhèn

Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[zhèng tǒng], afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順|天顺[tiān shùn] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464

沙色朱雀
shā sè zhū què

(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)

朱厚照
zhū hòu zhào

Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德[zhèng dé] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

曙红朱雀
shǔ hóng zhū què

(bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)

朱莉娅
zhū lì yà

Julia (name)

朱德
zhū dé

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

杨朱
yáng zhū

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

红腰朱雀
hóng yāo zhū què

(bird species of China) red-mantled rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)

朱镕基
zhū róng jī

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

大朱雀
dà zhū què

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

近朱者赤,近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi

those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)

朱孝天
zhū xiào tiān

Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor

朱利亚尼
zhū lì yà ní

Giuliani (name)

赤朱雀
chì zhū què

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

朱诺
zhū nuò

Juneau, capital of Alaska

朱容基
zhū róng jī

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

拟大朱雀
nǐ dà zhū què

(bird species of China) streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)

朱红
zhū hóng
矮茎朱砂根
ǎi jīng zhū shā gēn

short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)

朱鹀
zhū wú

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

朱鹮
zhū huán

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

朱瞻基
zhū zhān jī

Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[xuān dé]

朱利安
zhū lì ān

Julian or Julien (name)

棕朱雀
zōng zhū què

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

白眉朱雀
bái méi zhū què

(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)

朱鹂
zhū lí

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

朱庇特
zhū bì tè

Jupiter (Roman god)

朱漆
zhū qī

(traditional) red paint

斑翅朱雀
bān chì zhū què

(bird species of China) three-banded rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus)

点翅朱雀
diǎn chì zhū què

(bird species of China) Sharpe's rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii)

朱棣
zhū dì

Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[yǒng lè]

黄嘴朱顶雀
huáng zuǐ zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)

朱迪亚
zhū dí yà

Judea

朱熔基
zhū róng jī

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

极北朱顶雀
jí běi zhū dǐng què

(bird species of China) Arctic redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

玫红眉朱雀
méi hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)

喜山点翅朱雀
xǐ shān diǎn chì zhū què

(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)