Primary radical
穴 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 究.
穴 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 究.
九 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 4 · to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
HSK 4 · research; a study; to research; to look into
HSK 4 · graduate student; postgraduate student; research student
HSK 5 · to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
HSK 6 · to investigate; to look into
HSK 7-9 · to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into
to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all
究 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
穴 is the radical in 究. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
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.