zhù

to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text

an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register

water (氵) + host (主) = pour meaning into a text

水 carries the meaning: just as water fills a vessel, an annotation fills in what a text leaves empty. 主 mainly contributes the sound zhù here.

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Words with 注

关注

guān zhù

to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)

附注

fù zhù

note

集注

jí zhù

to focus

雨泽下注

yǔ zé xià zhù

rainfall

首次注视时间

shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān

first fixation duration

三大纪律八项注意

sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

下注

xià zhù

to pour

不注意

bù zhù yì

thoughtless

依赖注入

yī lài zhù rù

(software engineering) dependency injection

静脉注入

jìng mài zhù rù

intravenous (medicine)

静脉注射

jìng mài zhù shè

intravenous injection

偏注

piān zhù

to stress in a prejudiced way

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