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ㄐㄧㄡ ˋ

jiù

mortar

臼 is a 6 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiù in the fourth tone.

  • ㄐㄧㄡ ˋ

    jiù

    mortar

    • ㄐㄧ ˋ

      snout

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The pig turned its snout 彐 left and right but just (jiu) couldn’t get it out of the mortar.
by vms5q

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mortar for crushing things (not the weapon)
by wingman

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 臼

Definitions for 臼 pronounced as jiù

  • mortar

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My Words

by Nanshen 621 characters

1-1a Simplified

by Sprigit 178 characters

Radicals

by Scareb0t 214 characters

Radicals

by Confucius 295 characters

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