涿 (zhuō) - Zhuo — a place name referring to Zhuozhou & to drip or trickle (archaic meaning).

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zhuō ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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涿 · zhuō

Zhuo — a place name referring to Zhuozhou city in Hebei province;

to drip or trickle (archaic meaning).

Zhuo — a place name referring to Zhuozhouto drip or trickle (archaic meaning).

Usage highlights

Zhuozhou cityZhuo CommanderyZhang Fei's hometownZhuolu CountyZhuo MaZhuo Zhu

Synonyms

  • 滴— to drip (for the archaic meaning)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Zhuozhou is a county-level city in Hebei (涿州).
  • The ancient name for Zhuozhou was Zhuo Commandery (涿郡).
  • Zhang Fei was from Zhuo County (涿郡人).
  • The character appears in historical place names like Zhuolu County (涿鹿县).

Collocations

  • Zhuozhou city(涿州)
  • Zhuo Commandery(涿郡)
  • Zhang Fei's hometown(涿郡张飞)
  • Zhuolu County(涿鹿县)
  • Zhuo Ma(涿马 - archaic term for dripping horse)
  • Zhuo Zhu(涿涿 - dripping sound)

Idioms

  • No common idioms featuring this character prominently

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily known as a geographical name, most famously as Zhuozhou in Hebei province.
  • Historically significant as Zhuo Commandery during the Three Kingdoms period, hometown of Zhang Fei.
  • The character's original meaning relates to dripping water, but this usage is now archaic.

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