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狙

jū

Character

What 狙 means

1. macaque
2. to spy
3. to lie in ambush

Words starting with 狙

• 狙击jū jīto snipe (shoot from hiding)
• 狙击手jū jī shǒusniper; marksman
• 狙刺jū cìto stab from hiding

Words containing 狙

• 猵狙piàn jūmythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head

Characters built on 且

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

• 组zǔto form; to organize; group
• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 租zūto hire; to rent; to charter
• 阻zǔto hinder; to block; to obstruct
• 祖zǔancestor; forefather; grandparents
• 粗cū(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff
• 诅zǔcurse; swear (oath)
• 沮jǔto destroy; to stop

Characters that look like 狙

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

• 驱qūto expel; to urge on; to drive
• 旺wàngprosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming
• 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts
• 拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
• 狐húfox
• 狈bèia legendary wolf; distressed; wretched

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)
• 掬to hold in one's hands; classifier for a double handful; Taiwan pr. jú
• 据used in 拮据
• 琚ornamental gems for belt
• 疽gangrene
• 苴(hemp); sack cloth
• 裾garment
• 趄used in 趑趄