久 (jiǔ) — Chinese Character

久

jiǔ

(long) time; (long) duration of time

Radical: 丿 HSK 3 a, g, ad

Components & Etymology

久 decomposes into the following components:

勹

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 久.

N久

n jiǔ

不久

bù jiǔ

not long (after)

久久

jiǔ jiǔ

for a very long time

久之

jiǔ zhī

for a long time

久仰

jiǔ yǎng

honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.

久保

jiǔ bǎo

久别

jiǔ bié

a long period of separation

久已

jiǔ yǐ

long ago

久慕

jiǔ mù

lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).

久旷

jiǔ kuàng

to leave uncultivated for a long time

久治

jiǔ zhì

Jigzhi or Jiuzhi county (Tibetan: gcig sgril rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai (formerly in Sichuan)

久留

jiǔ liú

to stay for a long time

Characters that share the radical 丿.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.