懂中文 Dong Chinese

铢

zhū

unit of weight

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銖.

Components
钅 meaning component

钅  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

朱 sound component

朱  Sound component

zhū

  

red pigment

Evolution

铢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
铢 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
铢 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

铢 (銖) 

zhū

unit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang); twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)

Most common words with 铢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铢

twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)

泰铢

Thai baht

锱铢必较

to haggle over every cent (idiom)