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jiù

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jiù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiù | jiu4
English translation
condor, vulture

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About jiù

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

jiù

Contains the radical

diǎo

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

bird

Etymology of jiù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

就鸟

Semantic compound

diǎo

Phonetic compound

jiù

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using jiù

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一群秃鹫 tū jiù 蹲伏 dūn fú zài 一具野牛 yě niú de 尸体 shītǐ shǎng

A cluster of vultures crouched on the carcass of a dead buffalo.

Words with jiù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiù vulture jiù
秃鹫 tū jiù vulture禿鷲
兀鹫 wù jiù vulture兀鷲

jiù Decomposition & Compounds

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