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嘱 zhǔ to instruct

to instruct; to order; to tell; testament

How to remember 嘱: 口 mouth + 属 class = to instruct. Before the school trip the teacher opens her mouth and gathers the whole class to instruct them the rules.

  • HSK 7
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

嘱 = 口 mouth + 属 class

  • 口 mouth
  • 属 class
The Gushi story

Before the school trip the teacher opens her mouth and gathers the whole class to instruct them the rules.

How it is used

  • To urge/enjoin repeatedly out of care: 嘱咐 (zhǔfù) tell someone to be sure to do something, 叮嘱 (dīngzhǔ) urge again and again.
  • 妈妈再三嘱咐 (māma zàisān zhǔfù) mom told me over and over.
  • 遗嘱 (yízhǔ) = a will/last testament; 嘱托 (zhǔtuō) = to entrust a task.

Words with 嘱

Example sentences

  • 医生叮嘱病人按时吃药。 Yīshēng dīng zhǔ bìngrén ànshí chīyào.The doctor urged the patient repeatedly to take the medicine at the times indicated.