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鞠
jū
1. to bring up
2. to rear
3. Taiwan pr. <jú>
Common • Top 15% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鞠
jū
to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear
HSK 6 17 丶

Compound Words (5)

蹴鞠
cùjū
cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)
鞠躬
jūgōng
to bow
HSK 6
鞠躬尽力
jūgōngjìnlì
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
鞠躬尽瘁
jūgōngjìncuì
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已
jūgōngjìncuì,sǐérhòuyǐ
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life

Alternate Entries

鞠
Jū
surname Ju

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,036
Word Frequency Rank
12,907 of 84,292