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狙

jū

monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush

🔤 Pictophonetic: 犭 (animal) provides meaning, 且 provides pronunciation

HSK 8 strokes Uncommon (36%)

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moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

⿰犭且 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

quǎn

犭

dog

📷 Pictographic: A dog turned to the side

3 strokes

qiě

且

moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

📷 Pictographic: A stone altar

5 strokes HSK 3

yuè

月

moon; month

📷 Pictographic: A crescent moon

4 strokes HSK 1

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 狙 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

狙 ↗

jū

macaque / to spy / to lie in ambush

jū

狙 ↗

macaque / to spy / to lie in ambush

to snipe (shoot from hiding)

jūjī

狙击 ↗

to snipe (shoot from hiding)

mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head

piànjū

猵狙 ↗

mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head