究(jiū)

HSK 47 strokes

after all

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Character information

Pinyin
jiū
Meaning
after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 究 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱穴九

In this compound, the meaning comes from 穴 (cave); 九 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

穴xué九jiǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 究 step by step

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

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Words with 究

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

yán研jiū究
HSK 4

research

Open 研究 page →
yán研jiū究shēng生
HSK 4

graduate student

Open 研究生 page →
jiū究jìng竟
HSK 4

to go to the bottom of a matter

Open 究竟 page →
jiǎng讲jiū究
HSK 4

to pay particular attention to

Open 讲究 page →
yán研jiū究suǒ所
HSK 5

research institute

Open 研究所 page →
zhuī追jiū究
HSK 6

to investigate

Open 追究 page →
zhōng终jiū究
HSK 7-9

in the end; after all; eventually

Open 终究 page →
xué学jiū究

pedant

Open 学究 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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研生竟讲所追终学

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