沮(jǔ)

HSK 7-98 strokes
Readingsjǔjù

to destroy

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Character information

Pinyin
jǔ / jù
Meaning
to destroy; to stop
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵且

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 且 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ且qiě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沮 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 沮

Common words using 沮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jǔ沮sàng丧
HSK 7-9

dispirited; dejected; dismayed

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 沮’s common words

丧

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