jué

厥

Character · Verb · Pronoun · Adverb · Noun

to faint; unconscious; his; its

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Meanings

4 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to faint; to become unconscious; to pass out

literary

A formal/literary term for fainting. Often appears in medical or traditional contexts.

Tā他
yīn因
zhòng中
shǔ暑
tū突
rán然
hūn昏
jué厥
 。

He suddenly fainted due to heatstroke.

Tán痰
jué厥
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yī医
bìng病
zhèng症
 。

Phlegm syncope is a type of traditional Chinese medical condition.

2.

pronoun

his; its; that; the aforementioned

archaic

An archaic/literary possessive or demonstrative pronoun, equivalent to '其'. Used in classical Chinese and formal writing.

Dà大
fàng放
jué厥
cí词
 。

To spout a lot of nonsense (to give free rein to one's words).

Jué厥
fù父
qín勤
láo劳
 ，
jué厥
zǐ子
lǎn懒
duò惰
 。

His father is diligent, but his son is lazy.

3.

adverb

then; only then; as a result

archaic

An archaic conjunction/adverb indicating sequence or consequence, often found in classical texts.

Zuǒ左
qiū丘
shī失
míng明
 ，
jué厥
yǒu有
 《
Guó国
yǔ语
 》
 。

Zuoqiu lost his eyesight, and only then did he produce the 'Discourses of the States'.

4.

noun

a surname

neutral

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Jué厥
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Jue is our new neighbor.