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咎

jiù

Character

What 咎 means

1. fault
2. to blame
3. to punish
4. calamity
5. misfortune

Example sentences

• 既往不咎。
  Jìwǎngbùjiù.
  Let bygones be bygones.
• 他们把失败归咎于乔治。
  Tāmen bǎ shībài guījiù yú Qiáozhì.
  They blamed the failure on George.
• 不要把这个错误归咎于她。
  Bù yào bǎ zhège cuòwù guījiù yú tā.
  Don't blame the mistake on her.
• 他把他的错误归咎于坏运气。
  Tā bǎ tā de cuòwù guījiùyú huài yùnqi.
  He ascribes his failure to bad luck.
• 把你的失败归咎于你的父母是不对的。
  It's not fair to attribute your failure to your parents.

Words starting with 咎

• 咎有应得jiù yǒu yīng dé(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
• 咎由自取jiù yóu zì qǔ(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions

Words containing 咎

• 任咎rèn jiùto take the blame
• 引咎yǐn jiùto take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
• 归咎guī jiùto put the blame on; to accuse
• 不咎既往bù jiù jì wǎngnot censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones
• 引咎辞职yǐn jiù cí zhíto admit responsibility and resign
• 既往不咎jì wǎng bù jiùto forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones…
• 难辞其咎nán cí qí jiùcannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame
• 动辄得咎dòng zhé dé jiùfaulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
• 自取其咎zì qǔ qí jiùsee 咎由自取

Characters that look like 咎

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 努nǔto exert; to strive
• 咨zī(bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel
• 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
• 券quànbond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract…
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 耍shuǎto play with; to wield; to act (cool etc)

Sounds the same

Read jiù, tone for tone, but written differently.

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• 臼mortar
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• 柩bier
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