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鞠
jū
bow, rear
At a glance · 鞠

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

鞠 Evolution of the glyph
  1. 鞠 Object sketch
    Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
  2. 鞠 Oracle bone
    Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
  3. 鞠 Seal script
    Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
  4. 鞠 Clerical script
    Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
  5. 鞠 Regular script
    Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

鞠字小篆从革匊声，为形声字；本义为弯曲、抚育、养。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

鞠 Object sketch

Origins & notes

鞠本义为弯曲（鞠躬），亦指养育。

Structure

形声字，左部『革』为意符表皮革（古球以革制），右部『匊』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjū
Radical革
Strokes17
UnicodeU+97A0
Character type形声
Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English bow, rear Ju is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to bow and to rear or nourish.
Français s'incliner, élever Ju est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant s'incliner et élever.
Español inclinarse, criar Ju es un carácter fonosemántico que significa inclinarse y criar.
العربية ينحني، يربي جو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الانحناء والرعاية.
Русский кланяться, растить Цзюй — фоносемантический знак, означающий кланяться и растить.

Common words

  • 鞠躬jū gōngbow
  • 鞠养jū yǎngrear

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