Look up: Zhu


  1. Zhu
    [string instrument] The zhu (筑; pinyin: zhú) was an ancient Chinese string instrument. Although it is no longer used, three very old specimens in varying degrees of preservation survive. One with five strings, dating to approximately 433 BC, was discovered in the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zen...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_(string_instrument)

  2. zhu
    ancient Chinese struck half-tube zither, now obsolete. Early forms had five strings that appear to have been struck with a bamboo stick. The ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/z/7

  3. Zhu
    [surname] Zhu is the pinyin romanization of four Chinese surnames: 朱, 祝, 竺, and 諸. It is spelled Chu in the Wade-Giles romanization system mainly used in Taiwan. The most common of the four, 朱, was the surname of the Ming Dynasty emperors. Today it is the 13th most common surname i...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_(surname)

  4. Zhu
    [percussion instrument] The zhu (Chinese: 柷; pinyin: zhù) was a percussion instrument used in the Confucian court ritual music of ancient China. It consisted of a wooden box (which was often painted red or otherwise decorated) that tapered from the top to the bottom, and was played by gra...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_(percussion_instrument)

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