株

• ピンイン: zhū
• 漢字の分解: 株 = 木 (wood/tree) + 朱 (vermilion, phonetic)

意味

（植物を数える）株

A classical measure word specifically for plants rooted in the ground. Common in agricultural, gardening, and forestry contexts. Also appears in the idiom 守株待兔 (wait by a tree stump for a rabbit). More formal than 棵.

例文

1. 花园里种了几株玫瑰。
2. 这株古树已有五百年历史。
3. 农民买了一百株果树苗。

使い方ガイド

場面: agriculture, gardening, literary

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 这株盆栽养了十年了。(This potted plant has been cultivated for ten years.)
• 园丁移栽了三株樱花树。(The gardener transplanted three cherry trees.)

避ける言い方

• 一株花瓶 — 株 is only for living plants, use 个 for objects

起源と歴史

株 originally meant tree stump or root, later became a measure word for plants

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal