What does 筑 mean in Chinese?

筑 (zhù) means "five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 筑?

筑 is pronounced "zhù" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

筑 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 筑 include 建筑 (to construct), 修筑 (to build), 板筑 (variant of 版築|版筑[ban3 zhu4]), 构筑 (to build), 版筑 (to construct a rammed-earth wall).

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筑

zhù

five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]

Radical: 竹 (no. 118)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
建筑	jiàn zhù	to construct	HSK 5
修筑	xiū zhù	to build
板筑	bǎn zhù	variant of 版築\|版筑[ban3 zhu4]
构筑	gòu zhù	to build
版筑	bǎn zhù	to construct a rammed-earth wall
筑波	Zhù bō	Tsukuba, university city in Ibaraki prefecture 茨城縣\|茨城县[Ci2 cheng2 xian4], northeast of Tokyo, Japan
筑城	zhù chéng	fortification
建筑学	jiàn zhù xué	architectural
建筑师	jiàn zhù shī	architect
建筑业	jiàn zhù yè	building industry

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

筑

zhù

five-string lute; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]

Radical: 竹 (no. 118)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
建筑	jiàn zhù	to construct	HSK 5
修筑	xiū zhù	to build
板筑	bǎn zhù	variant of 版築\|版筑[ban3 zhu4]
构筑	gòu zhù	to build
版筑	bǎn zhù	to construct a rammed-earth wall
筑波	Zhù bō	Tsukuba, university city in Ibaraki prefecture 茨城縣\|茨城县[Ci2 cheng2 xian4], northeast of Tokyo, Japan
筑城	zhù chéng	fortification
建筑学	jiàn zhù xué	architectural
建筑师	jiàn zhù shī	architect
建筑业	jiàn zhù yè	building industry