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jiǔ

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jiǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiǔ | jiu3
English translation
to cauterize; moxibustion

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About jiǔ

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

jiǔ

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of jiǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

久火

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Phonetic compound

jiǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and jiǔ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jiǔ

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zhēng zài kān běn 关于 guānyú 针灸 zhēn jiǔ 疗法 liáo fǎ de 新书.

She is reading a new work on acupuncture.

Words with jiǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
针灸 zhēn jiǔ acupuncture and moxibustion針灸
jiǔ moxibustion (TCM) jiǔ

jiǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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