注 (zhù) - to pour & to concentrate

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zhù ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 氵

志

注 · zhù

to pour;

to concentrate;

to annotate;

to register;

to record;

a stake (in gambling);

to inject.

to pourto concentrateto annotate

Usage highlights

AttentionAnnotationRegistrationInjectionFocusPouring

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 抽— to extract; to draw out (opposite of inject)
  • 忽略— to neglect; to ignore (opposite of pay attention)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Please pay attention (注意).
  • He is injecting medicine (注射).
  • I need to register for the course (注册).
  • The book has detailed annotations (注释).

Collocations

  • Attention(注意)
  • Annotation(注释)
  • Registration(注册)
  • Injection(注射)
  • Focus(专注)
  • Pouring(灌注)

Idioms

  • Focus one's attention(全神贯注)
  • Pour out one's heart(倾注心血)
  • Concentrate one's effort(专心致志)
  • Attract much attention(引人注目)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted water being poured from one vessel to another, conveying the idea of flow and concentration.
  • In scholarly contexts, it evolved to mean 'annotation' or 'commentary', as in adding notes to texts.
  • In modern usage, it is widely used in terms related to registration, injection, and financial transactions.

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