zhuó
to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply
zhuō
table
desk
classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
zhuó
to pour wine
to drink wine
to deliberate
to consider
zhuō
awkward
clumsy
dull
inelegant
(polite) my
Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
zhuó
luminous
burning
to burn
to cauterize
zhuó
to wash
to cleanse of evil
Diāo Chán
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
zhuō
to clutch
to grab
to capture
Dǒng Zhuó
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
zhuó
to display vigorous, new growth
to sprout
zhuō
noticeable
large
clear
distinct
Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
zhuó
to pull out
to select
to promote
zhuó
to chop
to hack
to carve wood
Hàn Xiàn dì
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
zhuó
small pillars that support the roof, those which rest on the main beam
zhuó
club (weapon)
small pillar
zhuó
thick grass
"bush" component in Chinese characters
zhuó
to join together
to lack
narrow and shallow