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咒

zhòu

Character

What 咒 means

1. incantation
2. magic spell
3. curse
4. malediction
5. to revile
6. to put a curse on sb

Other readings

咒 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhòuvariant of {咒|zhòu}

Example sentences

• 她大声诅咒。
  Tā dàshēng zǔzhòu.
  She cursed loudly.
• 汤姆在玛丽身上施了咒语。
  Tom cast a spell on Mary.
• 恶毒的巫婆在男人身上施了咒语，把他变成了一只虫子。
  The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.
• “她在说些什么？”“你连『祝词』也不知道吗？”“祝词？”“就是神道咒语之类的东西。”
  “ tā zài shuō xiē shénme?”“ nǐ lián 『 zhù cí 』 yě bù zhīdào ma?”“ zhù cí?”“ jiùshì Shéndào zhòuyǔ zhīlèi de dōngxi.”
  "What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."
• 「她在说些甚么？」「你连『祝词』也不知道吗？」「祝词？」「就是神道咒语之类的东西。」
  "What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."

Words starting with 咒

• 咒骂zhòu màto damn; to curse; to revile
• 咒语zhòu yǔincantation; spell; enchantment
• 咒文zhòu wénincantation; spell; to curse
• 咒诅zhòu zǔto curse; to revile

Words containing 咒

• 诅咒zǔ zhòuto curse
• 念咒niàn zhòuto chant a magic spell; to recite incantations
• 紧箍咒jǐn gū zhòuthe Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记; a spell or incantation for controlling sb
• 赌咒dǔ zhòuto swear to God; to cross one's heart
• 符咒fú zhòucharm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing)
• 魔咒mó zhòu(magical) spell; curse
• 大悲咒Dà bēi zhòuthe Great Compassion Mantra
• 赌咒发誓dǔ zhòu fā shìto vow

Characters that look like 咒

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

• 完wánto finish; to be over; whole
• 究jiūafter all; to investigate; to study carefully
• 觉juéto feel; to find that; thinking
• 荒huāngdesolate; shortage; scarce
• 凭píngto lean against; to rely on; on the basis of
• 叟sǒuold gentleman; old man

Sounds the same

Read zhòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 骤sudden; unexpected; abrupt
• 宙eternity; (geology) eon
• 昼daytime
• 皱to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
• 绉crepe; wrinkle
• 胄helmet; descendants
• 纣crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
• 甃brickwork of well
• 酎strong wine
• 㑇(old) beautiful; clever
• 㤘(dialect) stubborn
• 咮beak of bird; peck at