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9 strokesTrad.

(literary) hard iron

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Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(literary) hard iron; (literary) hook; barb; used in personal names and place names; variant of 巨[ju4]
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅巨

In this compound, the meaning comes from (metal); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

(Mohism) master; leader (variant of 巨子)

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huì

big discount (The nonstandard simplified form 钜 is commonly used for this w…

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