咎(jiù)

8 strokes

fault

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Character information

Pinyin
jiù
Meaning
fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 咎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱处口

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 处 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

处chù口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 咎 step by step

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

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Words with 咎

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

rèn任jiù咎

to take the blame

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yǐn引jiù咎

to take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake)

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guī归jiù咎

to put the blame on; to accuse

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bù不jiù咎jì既wǎng往

not censure sb for his past misdeeds

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dòng动zhé辄dé得jiù咎

faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

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jiù咎yǒu有yīng应dé得

(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

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jiù咎yóu由zì自qǔ取

(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

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yǐn引jiù咎cí辞zhí职

to admit responsibility and resign

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Related characters

From 咎’s common words

任引归不既往动辄

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