究
HSK 4

究 (jiū): examine, investigate

jiū

examine, investigate

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Pinyin

jiū

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

examine, investigate

How to Write 究 (jiū)

究 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 究

A phono-semantic compound: 穴 (cave) carries the meaning, and 九 hints at the pronunciation.

What 究 is Made Of

究 is built from 2 components:

穴cave, den, hole
九nine

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Words Using 究

Common Chinese words that contain 究:

研究

yánjiū

究竟

jiūjìng

终究

zhōngjiū

讲究

jiǎngjiu

追究

zhuījiū

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