Zhù () is a Chinese surname. (Chuk or Chok in Cantonese), meaning ‘wizard’, ‘prayers’, or ‘to pray’ in ancient Chinese. The origin of the name is either from Zhu (祝), an official post in ancient China in charge of chanting prayers during religious worship, or (ii) from Zhu (祝), the name of a fief located in modern-day Shandong province during the reign of

King Wu of Zhou King Wu of Zhou () was the first king of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. The chronology of his reign is disputed but is generally thought to have begun around 1046 BC and ended three years later in 1043 BC. King Wu's ancestral name was ...

. According to a 2013 study, it was the 138th-most common surname in China, shared by 1,20,000 people or 0.090% of the population, with the province with the most being Zhejiang.

Yuan Yida Yuan Yida () is a researcher from the Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a leading researcherPeople's Daily OnlineChina has 4100 meaningful surnames January 13, 2006. on Chinese surnames in m ...

(袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013

Notable people

* Zhu Xudan (Chinese: 祝绪丹; born 15 April 1992), also known as Bambi Zhu, is a Chinese actress. She is known for her supporting role in Eternal Love and *

Jacky Chu Jacky Chu () is a Taiwanese actor and is a former member of Taiwanese group 183 Club. Music career Jacky entered New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 1998 and won. He then represented Vancouver in the International Finals and ended fi ...

(祝钒刚) is a Taiwanese actor and is a former member of Taiwanese group 183 * Zhu Zuoli (祝作利; pinyin: Zhù Zuólì; born January 1955) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Shaanxi Province. Zhu was * Zhu Yifan (祝一帆; pinyin: Zhù Yīfān; born March 1, 1988 in Beijing) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Nantong *

Lei Zhu Lei Zhu (; born c. 1963) is an engineer and distinguished professor at the University of Macau. Zhu obtained his B.Eng. degree from the Nanjing Institute of Technology in 1985 and his Master's Southeast University in 1988, before earning his doct ...

(祝雷; born c. 1964) is an engineer and distinguished professor at the University of Macau. Zhu obtained his B.Eng. degree from the Nanjing * Zhu Xuejun (祝学军; born December 1962) is a Chinese female scientist. She is a member of the Communist Party of China. Zhu was born in Shenyang * Zhu Xijuan (祝希娟) is a mainland Chinese film actress *

Zhu Yunming Zhu Yunming (; 1461–1527) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, writer, and scholar-official of the Ming dynasty, known as one of the "Four Talents of Wu" (Suzhou). Most admired for his accomplishment in calligraphy, he is also a popular cultural ...

(祝允明; 1461–1527) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, writer, and scholar-official of the Ming dynasty, known as one of the "Four Talents of Wu" *

Zhu Junyi Zhu Junyi (; born February 1951 in Haining, Zhejiang) was a government official in Shanghai, China. Prior to his arrest during an investigation into corruption in Shanghai in 2006, he had been in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Labour ...

(祝均一; born February 1951 in Haining, Zhejiang) was a government official in Shanghai, China. Prior to his arrest during an investigation *

Zhu Qinming Zhu Qinming (祝欽明), courtesy name Wensi (文思), was an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as a chancellor under Emperor Zhongzong. He was a renowned Confucian scholar but was later disgraced after Em ...

(祝欽明), courtesy name Wensi (文思), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as a chancellor *

Zhu Xingyuan Zhu Xinyuan (; born 1880) was a politician and diplomat in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime. His courtesy name was Yanxi (). He was born ...

(祝惺元; born 1880) was a politician and diplomat in the Republic of China. He was *

Zhu Linfang Zhu Linfang (; born September 25, 1982, in Henan, China), is an international referee for World Taekwondo, a former taekwondo athlete and world military champion. Zhu Linfang claimed her first title in the First College Taekwondo Classic of Ch ...

(祝林芳 born 1982 in Henan, China), is an international

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