株

• 拼音: zhū
• 汉字拆解: 株 = 木 (wood/tree) + 朱 (vermilion, phonetic)

含义

Measure word for plants, especially trees. Used to count individual plants, trees, or seedlings.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: agriculture, gardening, literary

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal