鞠(jū)

HSK 7-917 strokes

surname Ju

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Character information

Pinyin
jū
Meaning
surname Ju
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 鞠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰革匊

In this compound, the meaning comes from 革 (leather); 匊 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

革gé匊jū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鞠 step by step

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

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Words with 鞠

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

jū鞠gōng躬
HSK 7-9

to bow; (literary) to bend down

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cù蹴jū鞠

cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)

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jū鞠gōng躬jìn尽cuì瘁

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

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From 鞠’s common words

躬蹴尽瘁

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