Chinese symbol for “inject”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inject is 注 (zhù), defined as: (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light; variant of 注 (zhù).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “inject”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 施打 | shī dǎ | to inject (a vaccine etc) |
| 输注 (輸注) | shū zhù | to inject; infusion |
| 注射 | zhù shè | injection; to inject |
| 打入 | dǎ rù | to penetrate; to break into (a market, social group etc); to infiltrate (enemy ranks etc); to banish to; to relegate to |
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 “inject”.
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.