| 1 | 朱 | 朱 | zhū | zhu1 | cinnabar; see 朱砂 ; vermilion; surname Zhu | | |
| 2 | 朱德 | 朱德 | zhū dé | Zhu1 De2 | Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army | | |
| 3 | 朱元璋 | 朱元璋 | zhū yuán zhāng | Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1 | Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武 | | |
| 4 | 朱漆 | 朱漆 | zhū qī | zhu1 qi1 | (traditional) red paint; red lacquer | | |
| 5 | 朱绂 | 朱紱 | zhū fú | zhu1 fu2 | (archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant; red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official); to be an official | | |
| 6 | 朱熹 | 朱熹 | zhū xī | Zhu1 Xi1 | Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子 , Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism | | |
| 7 | 朱甍碧瓦 | 朱甍碧瓦 | zhū méng bì wǎ | zhu1 meng2 bi4 wa3 | green tiles and crimson roofs (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 朱诺 | 朱諾 | zhū nuò | Zhu1 nuo4 | Juneau, capital of Alaska; Juno, Roman goddess of marriage | | |
| 9 | 朱祁钰 | 朱祁鈺 | zhū qí yù | Zhu1 Qi2 yu4 | Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457 | | |
| 10 | 朱祁镇 | 朱祁鎮 | zhū qí zhèn | Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4 | Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正统 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464 | | |
| 11 | 朱雀 | 朱雀 | zhū què | Zhu1 que4 | Vermilion Bird (the seven mansions of the south sky) | | |
| 12 | 朱容基 | 朱容基 | zhū róng jī | Zhu1 Rong2 ji1 | Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003; common erroneous form of 朱镕基 , Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003; common erroneous form of 朱镕基 , Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003 | | |
| 13 | 朱砂 | 硃砂 | zhū shā | zhu1 sha1 | cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS; also written 朱砂 ; cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS | | |
| 14 | 朱温 | 朱溫 | zhū wēn | Zhu1 Wen1 | Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 节度使 at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 后梁太祖 | | |
| 15 | 朱鹀 | 朱鵐 | zhū wú | zhu1 wu2 | (bird species of China) Przevalski's finch (Urocynchramus pylzowi) | | |
| 16 | 朱利亚尼 | 朱利亞尼 | zhū lì yà ní | Zhu1 li4 ya4 ni2 | Giuliani (name); Rudolph W (Rudy) Giuliani (1944-), US Republican politician, Mayor of New York City 1994-2001 | | |
| 17 | 朱孝天 | 朱孝天 | zhū xiào tiān | Zhu1 Xiao4 tian1 | Ken Zhu (1979-), Taiwanese singer and actor | | |
| 18 | 朱由校 | 朱由校 | zhū yóu xiào | Zhu1 You2 xiao4 | personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天启 (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627 | | |
| 19 | 朱云折槛 | 朱雲折檻 | zhū yún zhē kǎn | Zhu1 Yun2 zhe1 kan3 | Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly | | |
| 20 | 朱允炆 | 朱允炆 | zhū yǔn wén | Zhu1 Yun3 wen2 | Zhu Yuanwen, personal name of second Ming Emperor Jianwen 建文 | | |
| 21 | 朱瞻基 | 朱瞻基 | zhū zhān jī | Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1 | Zhu Zhanji, personal name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德 | | |
| 22 | 朱自清 | 朱自清 | zhū zì qīng | Zhu1 Zi4 qing1 | Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), poet and essayist | | |
| 23 | 朱子 | 朱子 | zhū zi | Zhu1 zi5 | Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹 | | |
| 24 | 朱红灯 | 朱紅燈 | zhū hóng dēng | Zhu1 Hong2 deng1 | Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion | | |
| 25 | 朱背啄花鸟 | 朱背啄花鳥 | zhū bèi zhuó huā niǎo | zhu1 bei4 zhuo2 hua1 niao3 | (bird species of China) scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) | | |