CHINESE CHARACTER

旧 (jiù): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiù

old, ancient; former, past

HSK 35 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

日

Primary radical

日 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 旧.

丨 · 日

Visible components

旧 is decomposed as ⿰丨日.

STROKES · 5

Write 旧 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 旧

旧jiù

HSK 3 · old; former; worn (with age)

仍旧réngjiù

HSK 6 · still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet

依旧yījiù

HSK 6 · as before; still; to remain the same

陈旧chénjiù

HSK 7-9 · old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

怀旧huáijiù

HSK 7-9 · to feel nostalgic; nostalgia

破旧pòjiù

HSK 7-9 · shabby

Examples using 旧

旧

那本书很旧。

Nà běn shū hěn jiù。

That book is very old.

仍旧

我仍旧无法相信我居然做了这种事。

Wǒ réng jiù wú fǎ xiàng xìn wǒ jū rán zuò le zhè zhǒng shì。

I still can't believe I did it.

依旧

他依旧充满活力。

Tā yī jiù chōng mǎn huó lì。

He is still very much alive.

FAQ

What does 旧 (jiù) mean in Chinese?

old, ancient; former, past

How do you write 旧 in stroke order?

旧 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 旧?

日 is the radical in 旧. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 旧?

旧 (jiù): old; former; worn (with age); 仍旧 (réngjiù): still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet; 依旧 (yījiù): as before; still; to remain the same.