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jiū

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jiū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiū | jiu1
English translation
pigeon; to collect, to assemble

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About jiū

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

jiū

Contains the radical

niǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

bird

Etymology of jiū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

九鳥

Semantic compound

niǎo

Phonetic compound

jiǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. diǎo represents the meaning and jiǔ represents the sound. Simplified form of jiū .

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Words with jiū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiū turtledove jiū
斑鸠 bān jiū turtledove斑鳩
伊壁鸠鲁 Yī bì jiū lǔ Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher伊壁鳩魯
鸠山 Jiū shān Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name鳩山
鸠山由纪夫 Jiū shān Yóu jì fū Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010鳩山由紀夫
鹊巢鸠占 què cháo jiū zhàn to reap where one has not sown鵲巢鳩占
鸠江区 Jiū jiāng qū Jiujiang district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市 Wú hú shì [Wú​hú​shì], Anhui鳩江區
鸠江 Jiū jiāng Jiujiang district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市 Wú hú shì [Wú​hú​shì], Anhui鳩江
鸠合 jiū hé gathering鳩合

jiū Decomposition & Compounds

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