jū
跔
cramp from cold
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
(of legs or feet) to cramp or contract spasmodically from cold
archaicAn archaic, literary term. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese. Often appears in classical texts or poetic descriptions of hardship.
Hán寒
yè夜
gǎn赶
lù路
，
jiǎo脚
dōu都
jū趄
le了
。
Walking on a cold night, my feet cramped from the cold.
Shuò朔
fēng风
lǐn凛
liè冽
，
xíng行
lǚ旅
jū趄
zú足
。
The north wind was biting, and the travelers' feet cramped.