lean on (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
拄 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
煮 zhǔ - boil; cook; stew (v.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
住 zhù - to live; stay (a number of nights) (v.) | HSK 1
猪 zhū - pig (n.) | HSK 5
株 zhū - root and stem of a tree; individual plant; plant (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
老人手里拄着拐杖。 Lǎorén shǒulǐ zhǔzhe guàizhàng. - The old man leaned on a cane in his hand.
他拄着拐杖慢慢地走路。 Tā zhǔzhe guàizhàng mànman de zǒulù. - He walked slowly with a cane.
她拄着墙壁才能站稳。 Tā zhǔzhe qiángbì cáinéng zhànwěn. - She had to lean on the wall to stand steady.
他们拄着木棍爬山。 Tāmen zhǔzhe mùgùn páshān. - They climbed the mountain with wooden sticks.
孩子们拄着扶手上楼梯。 Háizimen zhǔzhe fúshǒu shàng lóutī. - The children held onto the handrail while going upstairs.