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掬
jū
1.
to hold with both hands
2.
to grasp firmly
3.
fig. to offer up sincerely
Common • Top 21%
✏️ 11 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (8)
可掬
kějū
that one can grasp (of smile, anger)
挹掬
yìjū
to scoop up water with the hands
掬水
jūshuǐ
to scoop up water
掬诚
jūchéng
wholeheartedly
掬饮
jūyǐn
to drink water by scooping it up with both hands
憨态可掬
hāntàikějū
charmingly naive
笑容可掬
xiàoróngkějū
smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
一掬同情之泪
yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 4,397
- Word Frequency Rank
- 17,285 of 84,292