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Etymology of zhu

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 銖 /铢 (zhū).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

An ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 of the liang/tael/Chinese ounce, chiefly used in denominating small coins in ancient and early imperial China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 銖 /铢 (zhū).

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  • Borrowed-form mention銖cmn
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

An ancient Chinese string instrument thought to have had a rectangular zither-like body with silk strings played with a bow.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 筑 (zhù or zhú).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mention筑zh
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