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Character

咎 jiù

Character

fault

Radical
口
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
处 口
Traditional
咎
Frequency
#3171 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

jiù

jiu4
  1. fault CC-CEDICT
  2. to blame CC-CEDICT
  3. to punish CC-CEDICT
  4. calamity CC-CEDICT
  5. misfortune CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 咎

Draw “咎” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 既往不咎。

    jì wǎng bú jiù

    Let bygones be bygones.

    Tatoeba · sentence #6484848 by FAErika; translation #20524 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

  • 他們把失敗歸咎於喬治。

    tā men bǎ shī bài guī jiù yú qiáo zhì

    They blamed George for the failure.

    Tatoeba · sentence #869903 by Martha; translation #305662 by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR

  • 不要把這個錯誤歸咎於她。

    bú yào bǎ zhè ge cuò wù guī jiù yú tā

    Don't blame the mistake on her.

    Tatoeba · sentence #836392 by Martha; translation #264971 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Words with 咎

咎有应得jiù yǒu yīng dé(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)Word咎由自取jiù yóu zì qǔ(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actionsWord任咎rèn jiùto take the blameWord引咎yǐn jiùto take the blameWord归咎guī jiùto put the blame onWord不咎既往bù jiù jì wǎngnot censure sb for his past misdeedsWord动辄得咎dòng zhé dé jiùfaulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything rightWord引咎辞职yǐn jiù cí zhíto admit responsibility and resignWord既往不咎jì wǎng bù jiùto forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygonesWord
自取其咎zì qǔ qí jiù(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions↗See 咎由自取WordUnreviewed
难辞其咎nán cí qí jiùcannot escape censure (idiom)Word

Same radical 口

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