鞠
HSK 7–9

鞠 (jū): bow, bend, rear

jū

bow, bend, rear

Pinyin

jū

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

bow, bend, rear

How to Write 鞠 (jū)

鞠 is written in 17 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 鞠

A phono-semantic compound: 革 (leather) carries the meaning, and 匊 hints at the pronunciation.

What 鞠 is Made Of

鞠 is built from 2 components:

革leather, animal hide
匊handful

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Words Using 鞠

Common Chinese words that contain 鞠:

鞠躬

jūgōng

Characters Related to 鞠

These characters share a building block with 鞠:

霸

霸

bà

鞭

鞭

biān

鞋

鞋

xié

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