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臼
jiù
1. mortar
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

臼
jiù
mortar; bone joint socket
6 丶

Compound Words (4)

脱臼
tuōjiù
dislocation (of a joint)
臼齿
jiùchǐ
molar tooth
前臼齿
qiánjiùchǐ
premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)
不落窠臼
bùluòkējiù
not follow the beaten track

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,065
Word Frequency Rank
5,735 of 84,292
Radical Number
134