就

jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

Radical: 尢 HSK 1 d, p, c, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

就 decomposes into the following components:

京 尤

Semantic component: 尤; phonetic component: 京.

Words containing 就

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 就.

俯就
fǔ jiù
可就
kě jiù
将就
jiāng jiu
就业
jiù yè
就义
jiù yì
就任
jiù rèn
就伴
jiù bàn
就便
jiù biàn
就医
jiù yī
就口
jiù kǒu
就地
jiù dì
就学
jiù xué

Related characters (radical 尢)

Characters that share the radical 尢.

尢 尤 尥 尬 尴 尷

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