祝
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
zhù zhu4
- to pray for
- to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)
- person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
- surname Zhu
Example sentences
- I wish you a happy birthday.
- Happy birthday to you!
- May the new year bring you happiness!
HSK words with 祝
More words with 祝
- 祝发 zhùfà to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk)
- 祝好 zhùhǎo wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence)
- 祝酒 zhùjiǔ to drink a toast
- 预祝 yùzhù to wish sb (success, bon voyage etc)
- 祝寿 zhùshòu to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
- 祝谢 zhùxiè to give thanks
- 敬祝 jìngzhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status); your humble servant
- 恭祝 gōngzhù to congratulate respectfully