旧(jiù): old
old
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Meaning
- old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- 舊
Origin & structure
Where 旧 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 旧 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 旧
Common words using 旧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
Open 不念旧恶 page →lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new…
Open 喜新厌旧 page →Related characters
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