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就 U+5C31, 就
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C31
← 尰
[U+5C30] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 尲 →
[U+5C32]

Translingual

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Han character

就 (Kangxi radical 43, 尢+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜火戈大山 (YFIKU), four-corner 03914, composition ⿰京尤)

Derived characters

Additional Derived Characters
  • 𰊱, 𪼝, 𦠢, 𧑙, 𧫾, 𫎢, 𰽌, 𪆩, 𱘁, 𤎼, 𤏅, 𮕀, 𮚦, 𩀻, 𥳛, 𧄥

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 299, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7599
  • Dae Jaweon: page 594, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 555, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+5C31
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (就) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Originally 𫢁, ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 享 + 京, a temple and a tower – meaning "to sacrifice at a high place". During the Warring States period, 享 was omitted. In seal script, 尤 (“especially; even more”) is added to the right, signifying "high; to go to a higher place".

Etymology 1

Cognate with 造 (OC *skʰuːɡs, “to proceed to”) (Wang, 1982).

Pronunciation

Note: a6 - reduced form in colloquial speech.
Note: chiū - literary (“to approach, to undertake, to comply, with regard to”).
Note:
  • 6jieu (Shanghai) - Often considered a "New period" reading, more common in speakers experiencing the /ʑ/ > /dʑ/ shift;
  • 6jieu (Jiaxing, Haining) - literary reading;
  • 2jieu (Chongming) - literary reading.
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    Definitions

    就

    1. to approach; to move towards
    2. to reach; to arrive at
    3. to undertake; to engage in
      就業／就业  ―  jiùyè  ―  to get a job; employment
    4. to succeed; to complete
    5. to comply; to follow; to accept
    6. to suffer; to be subjected to
    7. (of food) to go with
    8. with regard to; concerning
    9. even if; even though
    10. at once; right away
      我馬上就來。／我马上就来。  ―  Wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.  ―  I'll come right away.
    11. (Cantonese) almost; soon
    12. (used for emphasis) exactly; precisely; just
      這就對了！／这就对了！  ―  Zhè jiù duì le!  ―  That's just it!
      他就住在街對面。 [MSC, trad.]
      他就住在街对面。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā jiù zhù zài jiē duìmiàn. [Pinyin]
      He lives just across the street.
    13. only; merely; just
      我就認識一個中國人。 [MSC, trad.]
      我就认识一个中国人。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ jiù rènshí yī ge zhōngguó rén. [Pinyin]
      I only know one Chinese person.
      房間裡就一張床，一張桌子。 [MSC, trad.]
      房间里就一张床，一张桌子。 [MSC, simp.]
      Fángjiān lǐ jiù yī zhāng chuáng, yī zhāng zhuōzǐ. [Pinyin]
      There's only one bed and one table in the room.
      我工資就五千塊，他買件衣服就一萬塊。人和人的差距真是太大了。 [MSC, trad.]
      我工资就五千块，他买件衣服就一万块。人和人的差距真是太大了。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ gōngzī jiù wǔ qiān kuài, tā mǎi jiàn yīfú jiù yī wàn kuài. Rén hé rén de chājù zhēn shì tài dà le. [Pinyin]
      My salary is only five thousand yuan, and he buys clothes that are as much as ten thousand yuan. The disparity between people truly is too large.
      Synonym: 只
    14. then
      我做完就會告訴你。 [MSC, trad.]
      我做完就会告诉你。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ zuòwán jiù huì gàosù nǐ. [Pinyin]
      I will tell you when I have finished.
      沒有共產黨就沒有新中國。 [MSC, trad.]
      没有共产党就没有新中国。 [MSC, simp.]
      Méiyǒu gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu xīn zhōngguó. [Pinyin]
      [If] there were no Communist Party, [then] there would be no new China
    15. (used to express earliness) as early as; as soon as
      我一大早就起床。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
      Wǒ yīdàzǎo jiù qǐchuáng. [Pinyin]
      I'm up with the sun.
    16. as many as; as much as
    17. Used between two identical words to express indifference or resignation.
      去就去，反正在家也沒事。 [MSC, trad.]
      去就去，反正在家也没事。 [MSC, simp.]
      Qù jiù qù, fǎnzhèng zài jiā yě méi shì. [Pinyin]
      If you want to go, then go. Besides, there's nothing happening at home.
    18. alternative form of 鷲 / 鹫 (jiù)
    Synonyms
    • (to approach):
    • (to reach):
    • (to go with): 搭配 (dāpèi)
    • (with regard to):
    • (even if):
    • (to complete):

    Compounds

    See also

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    Definitions

    就

    1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 著 (“to need to; exactly; already; even; as soon as”)
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    Japanese

    Kanji

    就

    (Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

    1. concerning
    2. take position

    Readings

    Compounds

    Korean

    Hanja

    就 • (chwi) (hangeul 취)

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    就: Hán Nôm readings: tựu

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