株 Strokes Write it Listen 株 zhū tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant HSK 7–9 10 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden朱soundzhūcinnabar, vermilion; surname How it works木 hints at the meaning (tree), and 朱 zhū hints at the sound.