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臼 (jiù): Mortar — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 臼

杵臼 • chǔ jiù • pestle and mortar

chǔ杵

jiù臼

pestle and mortar

石臼 • shí jiù • stone mortar

shí石

jiù臼

stone mortar

脱臼 • tuō jiù • dislocation (of a joint)

tuō脱

jiù臼

dislocation (of a joint)

臼齿 • jiù chǐ • molar tooth

jiù臼

chǐ齿

molar tooth

不落杼臼 • bù luò zhù jiù • not falling into a conventional pattern; original and creative

bù不

luò落

zhù杼

jiù臼

not falling into a conventional pattern; original and creative

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

dǎ打

lán篮

qiú球

shí时

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

jiān肩

bǎng膀

tuō脱

jiù臼

le了

。

He accidentally dislocated his shoulder while playing basketball.

nǎi奶

nai奶

yòng用

shí石

jiù臼

bǎ把

zhī芝

má麻

dǎo

jiù臼

chǐ齿

de的

zhǔ主

yào要

gōng功

néng能

shì是

jǔ

Information

Pinyinjiù

Meaningmortar; bone joint socket

Strokes6

Radical臼

Traditional臼

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#4066

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄡˋ

UnicodeU+81FC

CangjieHX

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捣

chéng成

le了

fěn粉

mò末

。

Grandma used a stone mortar to pound the sesame seeds into powder.

咀

jué嚼

hé和

mó磨

suì碎

shí食

wù物

。

The main function of molars is to chew and grind food.

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Characters pronounced "jiu".

咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
厩jiùstable; barnyard
韭jiǔscallion, leek; radical 179
玖jiǔblack-colored jade
疚jiùchronic disease, chronic illness; sorrow
灸jiǔmoxibustion (a traditional Chinese medical therapy)

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Characters with radical "臼".

舀yǎodip, ladle; ladle
舅jiùmother's brother; maternal uncle
舆yúcart, carriage; public opinion

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