surname Zhu

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: a vermilion flycatcher.

Ai Weiwei (未) caught eight vermilion flycatchers (朱) for his new art project and brought them to the space station, but they escaped. In front of the space station (Ø1) they are hiding in the Julian Giant Squid's (zhu) arms. Julian Giant Squid's and the birds' colors match really well so Ai Weiwei cannot see the birds, but Ai Weiwei lures them with a banana (丿) and finally one of the birds flies to the banana, bringing attention to the others as well.
vermilion

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: a vermilion flycatcher.

Ai Weiwei (未) caught eight vermilion flycatchers (朱) for his new art project and brought them to the space station, but they escaped. In front of the space station (Ø1) they are hiding in the Julian Giant Squid's (zhu) arms. Julian Giant Squid's and the birds' colors match really well so Ai Weiwei cannot see the birds, but Ai Weiwei lures them with a banana (丿) and finally one of the birds flies to the banana, bringing attention to the others as well.
cinnabar / see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: a vermilion flycatcher.

Ai Weiwei (未) caught eight vermilion flycatchers (朱) for his new art project and brought them to the space station, but they escaped. In front of the space station (Ø1) they are hiding in the Julian Giant Squid's (zhu) arms. Julian Giant Squid's and the birds' colors match really well so Ai Weiwei cannot see the birds, but Ai Weiwei lures them with a banana (丿) and finally one of the birds flies to the banana, bringing attention to the others as well.
cinnabar

朱 character breakdown

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

= + : Shortly after finishing a new installation in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Ai Weiwei is imprisoned by Willy Walrus, because—out of all places—Ai Weiwei put his new installation right into Willy Walrus's toilet. Ai Weiwei's installation is a Christmas tree with a tiny, slightly tilted flute on top. Ai Weiwei would really, really like to correct the tilted flute, but so far, Willy Walrus has not yet let him out.

Characters with 朱 as component

bead / pearl / CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu), a vermilion flycatcher (朱) and Martin Luther King (王) are playing catch with a black pearl (珠) in front of the space station (Ø1).
tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) wants to look after his Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1), but he finds that it has been infected by a flock of vermilion flycatchers (朱) and only the stump (株) remained.
different / unique / special / very / (classical) to behead / to die / to cut off / to separate / to surpass

= + : The wicked witch (歹) sentenced Sheldon Shrimp (shu) to be beheaded (殊) in front of the space station (Ø1), but a vermilion flycatcher (朱) is going to help him. Since the witch is very short-sighted, the bird sits on Sheldon's shoulders acting as his head, flying down as the blade falls down while Sheldon's head is actually behind the guillotine. To the witch it looked like Sheldon's head fell down.
spider
cornelian cherry
dwarf
name of a river
surname Zhu
to put (a criminal) to death / to punish
surname Zhu
name of a feudal state

Words with 朱

Jupiter (Roman god)
Zhu Guanghu (1949-), PRC soccer coach
Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army
Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]
(traditional) red paint / red lacquer
common erroneous form of 朱鎔基|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627
Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]
Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4] (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457

Sentences with 朱

朱 currently does not appear in any sentence.