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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jiu4
- English meanings
- then, at once, right away, an indicator strengthening speaker's evaluation
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 京; right 尤.
Meaning & sound clues
尤 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “specialty”.
京 is identified as the sound component (jīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 就.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
for long time
nine
fault; blame
to seize
help
old
moxibustion
study; investigate
correct; entangle; gather
maternal uncle
vin
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 就座
- 就是
- 就是说
- 就算
- 就职
- 就要
- 就诊
- 就读
- 就近
- 就餐
- 成就
- 早就
- 说干就干
- 迁就
- 这就是说
- 造就