How to Write 丵 (zhuó) — Meaning “thick growth of grass (ancient)”

Imagine two tall grass stalks (the vertical strokes) with many horizontal leaves branching off them, like a bushy plant. The shape looks like a dense cluster, which matches its meaning of 'thick growth of grass.'

Pay attention to the spacing of the multiple horizontal strokes—they should be evenly parallel and not too close together. A common mistake is making the two vertical strokes too short or uneven, which breaks the balanced, compact shape of the character.

Common expressions include 丵部 (zhuó bù), referring to the character's radical category in dictionaries, and 丵丵 (zhuó zhuó), a literary term meaning 'lush' or 'thick' vegetation. These are mostly found in classical texts or linguistic discussions about ancient Chinese.

This character is archaic and rarely appears in everyday modern Chinese. It is mainly used as a radical in dictionary classification or in scholarly studies of classical poetry and ancient texts describing dense plant growth.

Common words containing 丵 include: 丵部 (zhuó bù) — the Zhuo radical; 丵丵 (zhuó zhuó) — lush; thick (of vegetation); 丵字 (zhuó zì) — the character 'Zhuo'.