Chinese Word: 鞠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鞠HSK 6

Pinyin: jū

English Definition: to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]; surname Ju

Chinese Definition:
①养育，抚养：鞠育。鞠养。
②弯曲：鞠躬。鞠躬尽瘁。
③大，穷极：鞠凶。
④幼小：鞠子(稚子)。
⑤穷困：“尔惟鞠自苦”。
⑥告诫：“陈师鞠旅”。
⑦古代的一种皮球：蹴鞠。
⑧姓氏。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 革

Pictophonetic:匊 indicates the sound; 革 (leather) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 革 [ gé ] leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
- 匊 [ jū ] handful

Similar Characters: 鞫

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鞠躬HSK 6	jū gōng	to bow; (literary) to bend down
鞠躬尽瘁	jū gōng jìn cuì	to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
蹴鞠	cù jū	cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)
鞠躬尽力HSK 6	jū gōng jìn lì	to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost; same as 鞠躬尽瘁

1		tā 他 xiàng 像 fǎ guān 法官 shēn shēn 深深 jū 鞠 le 了 yī 一 gōng 躬。 He made a low bow to the judge.
2		zài 在 zhōng guó 中国， rén men 人们 tōng cháng 通常 yòng 用 jū gōng 鞠躬 lái 来 biǎo shì 表示 lǐ mào 礼貌 de 的 zhāo hu 招呼。 In China, people usually bow to greet as a polite gesture.