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CHINESE CHARACTER

jù

距

距

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be apart/away from

Numbered pinyin
ju4
English meanings
be apart/away from

Stroke practice

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 巨.

Meaning & sound clues

足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.

巨 is identified as the sound component (jù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 距.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰足巨

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jùlí距离hěn很yuǎn远。

    A long distance.

  2. 02

    xiāng相jù距shí十lǐ里。

    Ten li apart.

  3. 03

    xiāng相jù距shèn甚yuǎn远。

    Far apart.

  4. 04

    guīhuà规划lùxiàn路线。

    Plan the route.

  5. 05

    hélǐ合理ānpái安排。

    Arrange well.

  6. 06

    zhǔnshí准时dàodá到达。

    Arrive on time.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 差距
  • 焦距
  • 距离