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Character Decomposition
咎=处+口
Etymology
mouth
Meanings
fault
to blame
to punish
calamity
misfortune
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Idioms with 咎 13 total Chain
not censure sb for his past misdeeds · overlook sb's past mistakes · let bygones be bygones不咎既往bù jiù jì wǎngfaulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right动辄得咎dòng zhé dé jiùto forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones · There is no point in crying over spilt milk.既往不咎jì wǎng bù jiù(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions咎由自取jiù yóu zì qǔ(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)咎有应得jiù yǒu yīng dé