Chinese symbol for “annotation”
注
zhù
Traditional: 註
to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
The closest CC-CEDICT match for annotation is 注 (zhù), defined as: to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “annotation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诠释 (詮釋) | quán shì | to interpret; to comment and explain |
| 疏 | shū | to dredge; to clear away obstruction |
| 注解 (註解) | zhù jiě | to annotate; annotation |
| 附注 (附註) | fù zhù | note; annotation |
| 注释 (注釋) | zhù shì | to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 注.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 关注 (關注) | guān zhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention |
| 注册 (註冊) | zhù cè | to register; to enroll |
| 注重 | zhù zhòng | to pay attention to; to emphasize |
| 专注 (專注) | zhuān zhù | to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention |
| 注入 | zhù rù | to pour into; to empty into |
See also: Japanese symbol for “annotation”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.