jiù臼
臼
common
technical
Meaning of 臼
臼 means mortar (for hulling grain); concave-shaped; sunken in the middle. Pronounced jiù.
- mortar (for hulling grain)
- concave-shaped; sunken in the middle
Character Info
Radical臼
Strokes6
Components
丿
𠃌
一
Stroke Order
臼
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
yòng用
jiù臼
hé和
chǔ杵
chōng舂
mǐ米
。
Ancient farmers used mortars and pestles to hull rice.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
jiù臼
jù具
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This traditional mortar is rarely seen nowadays.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
xīn新
shí石
qì器
shí时
dài代
de的
shí石
jiù臼
。
Archaeologists discovered stone mortars from the Neolithic era.
Wài外
pó婆
jiā家
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
yī一
gè个
lǎo老
mù木
jiù臼
。
My grandma's house still keeps an old wooden mortar.
Chōng舂
jiù臼
shì是
chuán传
tǒng统
nóng农
gēng耕
wén文
míng明
de的
zhòng重
yào要
gōng工
jù具
。
Mortars are important tools of traditional agricultural civilization.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
副/ fù