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掬

jū

Character

What 掬 means

1. to hold in one's hands
2. classifier for a double handful
3. Taiwan pr. jú

Words starting with 掬

• 掬水jū shuǐto scoop up water
• 掬诚jū chéngwholeheartedly; sincerely
• 掬饮jū yǐnto drink water by scooping it up with both hands

Words containing 掬

• 笑容可掬xiào róng kě jūsmiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
• 可掬kě jūconspicuous; plain to see
• 憨态可掬hān tài kě jū(of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable; cute
• 挹掬yì jūto scoop up water with the hands
• 一掬同情之泪yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèito shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

Characters built on 匊

These share the phonetic component 匊 (jū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 菊jú(bound form) chrysanthemum
• 鞠jūto incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times…
• 麴Qūsurname Qu
• 踘jūleather ball; Taiwan pr. jú

Sounds the same

Read jū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 居to reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 拘to capture; to restrain; to constrain
• 鞠to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times…
• 驹colt
• 车war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)
• 据used in 拮据
• 狙macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush
• 琚ornamental gems for belt
• 疽gangrene
• 苴(hemp); sack cloth
• 裾garment
• 趄used in 趑趄