Pronunciation

Characters pronounced ju.

22 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 22 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

俱 jù all, together; accompany 具 jù scholarly tool, implement; draw up, write 剧 jù theatrical plays, opera, drama 句 jù sentence 巨 jù strong large, great, enormous; chief 惧 jù fear, be afraid of, dread 拒 jù ward off with hand, defend 据 jù to occupy, take possession of; a base, position 炬 jù torch 聚 jù assemble, meet together, collect 距 jù natural distance; bird's spur 锯 jù a saw; to saw; amputate 局 jú bureau, office; circumstance 橘 jú orange, tangerine 菊 jú chrysanthemum 居 jū live, dwell, reside, sit 拘 jū natural restrain, seize, detain 鞠 jū bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish 驹 jū natural · bright colt; fleet, swift; sun; surname 举 jǔ raise, lift up; recommend 沮 jǔ stop, prevent; defeated, dejected 矩 jǔ carpenter's square, ruler, rule

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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