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CHINESE CHARACTER

究 (jiū): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiū
to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all
HSK 47 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

穴 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 究.

Phonetic component

九 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 究 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 究

究竟

究竟谁要负责?

Jiū jìng shuí yào fù zé?

Who exactly is responsible?

研究

他潜心研究音乐。

Tā qián xīn yán jiū yīn yuè。

He applied himself to the study of music.

讲究

我对食物不是很讲究。

Wǒ duì shí wù bú shì hěn jiǎng jiū。

I'm not very particular about food.

FAQ

What does 究 (jiū) mean in Chinese?

to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all

How do you write 究 in stroke order?

究 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 究?

穴 is the radical in 究. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 究?

究竟 (jiūjìng): to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result; 研究 (yánjiū): research; a study; to research; to look into; 研究生 (yánjiūshēng): graduate student; postgraduate student; research student.