诸
诸 (zhū) — all, various; (classical) he/she/they. Words 言 + 者: 'the ones spoken of' → all. Classical life: 诸事顺利 — may all matters go smoothly. Grammar: bound (classical particle) — also: surname Zhu; all; various
Closest English meanings
all·various·the (plural)·every·many
The Calligrapher — Zhào Mèngfǔ 赵孟頫
Yuan master whose elegant regular and running script revived classical tradition.
Yuan calligrapher (1254–1322), master of regular script/running script/cursive script — Yuan reviver of classical elegance who could write any script beautifully and did. Yuan dynasty
Cultural Story
During the Warring States era the zhu hou, the many feudal lords, carved the realm into rival courts that hired wandering advisers by the score. The character zhu gathers and multiplies, turning one into all, as in zhu zi, the various masters of the Hundred Schools who argued in the markets of Qi and Lu. To say zhu wei today is still to face a room and count every person present.
Energy Reading
Metal (金)
Comparative symbology, not fortune-telling.
Common words & phrases
- 诸位 everyone · ladies and gentlemen · all of you
- 诸多 many · various · numerous
- 诸侯 feudal lords · princes · vassal rulers
- 诸如 such as · like · for example
- 诸君 gentlemen · everyone · you all
- 诸子 various masters · philosophers · the Hundred Schools
Read the story behind the character
A moderator opens the panel with zhu wei, addressing everyone in the hall, then lists zhu duo problems the committee has yet to solve. He points to cases zhu ru the late filings and excuses, and cites the ancients as xian zhu. The character zhu still does its old gathering work, collecting the many into a single respectful sweep of the eye.
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