注

zhù

to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text

an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register

water (氵) + host (主) = pour meaning into a text

水 carries the meaning: just as water fills a vessel, an annotation fills in what a text leaves empty. 主 mainly contributes the sound zhù here.

氵+主→注
主MasterPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

老师让我们给课文里的生词注上意思。

lǎo shī ràng wǒ men gěi kè wén lǐ de shēng cí zhù shàng yì si。

The teacher asked us to annotate the new words in the text with their meanings.

这本古书每一页都有注,帮助读者理解原文。

zhè běn gǔ shū měi yī yè dōu yǒu zhù,bāng zhù dú zhě lǐ jiě yuán wén。

This old book has annotations on every page, helping readers understand the original text.

Words with 注

注音

zhù yīn

to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc

注塑

zhù sù

injection molding

灌注

guàn zhù

to pour or inject (a liquid or substance) into sth

备注

bèi zhù

remarks column (abbr. for 備註欄|备注栏[bei4 zhu4 lan2])

注资

zhù zī

to inject funds

关注

guān zhù

to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)

附注

fù zhù

note

集注

jí zhù

to focus

雨泽下注

yǔ zé xià zhù

rainfall

首次注视时间

shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān

first fixation duration

三大纪律八项注意

sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

下注

xià zhù

to pour

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