旧 jiù

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Traditional form

舊 jiù

Contains the radical

日 Rì

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Older than 丨 shù the sun 日 Rì

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰丨日

Explanation

Simplified form of 舊 jiù . Phonosemantic compound. 雈 huán represents the meaning and 臼 jiù represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of owl". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 破旧 pò jiù 衣服 yīfu 都 dōu 快 kuài 补 bǔ 好 hǎo 了 le .

All the worn - out clothes have been nearly patched up.

他们 tā men 交 jiāo 回 huí 旧 jiù 制服 zhìfú ,以旧换 huàn 新 Xīn .

They turned in their old uniforms for the new ones.

先 xiān 把 bǎ 门 Mén 上 shǎng 的 de 旧 jiù 漆 qī 烧 shāo 掉 diào ,再 zài 刷新 shuā xīn 油漆 yóuqī .

Burn the old paint off before repainting the door.

这个 zhè ge 老 lǎo 图书馆 túshūguǎn 员 yuán 把 bǎ 一些 yī xiē 古书 gǔ shū 和 hé 旧 jiù 抄 chāo 稿 gǎo 加上 jiā shàng 各种 gè zhǒng 装饰 zhuāngshì .

The old librarian illuminated some old books and manuscripts.

一些 yī xiē 老 lǎo 矿工 kuàng gōng 仍旧 réngjiù 在 zài 这些 zhè xiē 河里淘金 táo jīn .

Some old miners are still panning for gold in the streams.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 旧 jiù in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
旧 jiù	old	舊 jiù
依旧 yījiù	as before	依舊
旧金山 Jiù jīn shān	San Francisco, California	舊金山
仍旧 réngjiù	yet	仍舊
怀旧 huái jiù	nostalgia	懷舊
陈旧 chénjiù	old-fashioned	陳舊
破旧 pò jiù	shabby	破舊
废旧 fèi jiù	worn out	廢舊
旧事 jiù shì	old affair	舊事
叙旧 xù jiù	to reminisce	敘舊
旧货 jiù huò	second-hand goods	舊貨
照旧 zhào jiù	as before	照舊
旧情 jiù qíng	old affection	舊情
旧时 jiù shí	in former times	舊時
个旧 Gè jiù	Gejiu, county level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州\|红河哈尼族彝族自治州 Hóng hé Hā ní zú Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [HónghéHānízúYízúZìzhìzhōu]	個舊
旧式 jiù shì	old style	舊式
折旧 zhé jiù	depreciation	折舊
旧址 jiù zhǐ	former site	舊址
重操旧业 chóng cāo jiù yè	to resume one's old trade (idiom)	重操舊業
守旧 shǒu jiù	conservative	守舊
旧日 jiù rì	former times	舊日
旧约 Jiù yuē	former agreement	舊約
旧书 jiù shū	old book	舊書
老旧 lǎo jiù	outmoded	老舊
旧案 jiù àn	old court case	舊案