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jiū

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jiū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiū | jiu1
English translation
to pinch, to grasp

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About jiū

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

jiū

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of jiū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌秋

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Qiū

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Qiū represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jiū

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揪心 jiū xīn shì tài duō , rén dōu 显得 xiǎnde lǎo le .

Too much worry had made her look an old woman.

因为 yīnwèi 他们 tā men jiū zhāo 玉米 yùmǐ 耳朵 ěrduo bāi 玉米 yùmǐ .

They pull corns by the ears.

伤口 shāng kǒu téng 揪心 jiū xīn .

There was a gnawing pain from the wound.

伊丽莎白 Yī lì shā bái 随手 suíshǒu Cóng de 翻领 fān lǐng shǎng jiū xià 一根线头

Elizabeth absent-mindedly picked a thread from his lapel.

迈克一直 yīzhí jiū zhāo de 领子 lǐng zi wǎng shǎng 猛举

Mike kept snatching him up by the collar and jerking him up.

Words with jiū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiū to seize jiū
揪心 jiū xīn worried揪心 jiū xīn
揪辫子 jiū biàn zi to seize on weak points揪辮子

jiū Decomposition & Compounds

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