註

简 注 · 繁 註
Mandarin · pinyin zhù

Meanings

  1. to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text
  2. an annotation; an explanatory note
  3. (bound form) to put on record; to register
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zhù · concentrate, focus, direct
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4 · zhu4

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  1. to annotate; to comment
  2. to record; to register
  3. comment; note; annotation

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註 · zhu4
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Exact source record註 注 [zhu4] /to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text/an annotation; an explanatory note/(bound form) to put on record; to register/