懂中文 Dong Chinese

茱

zhū

dogwood

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

朱 sound component

朱  Sound component

zhū

  

red pigment

Evolution

茱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茱 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
茱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

茱  

zhū

dogwood; cornelian cherry

Most common words with 茱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

茱

cornelian cherry

山茱萸

Cornus officinalis

茱萸

Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood, a kind of herb)