鞠

jū

to incline (one's torso); to bow

Radical: 革 Strokes: 17

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

革鞋鞭靴鞫鞍靶鞘鞅鞴靳鞯

Same radical

革鞋鞭靴鞫鞍靶鞘鞅鞴靳鞯鞑鞲靼

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Character Decomposition

鞠=革+匊

Etymology

leather

Meanings

to incline (one's torso); to bow

leather ball used in ancient times

(literary) to bring up; to rear

Taiwan pr. jú

jū

surname Ju

Jū

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Words with 鞠 89 total

cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)蹴鞠cù jū to bow · (literary) to bend down鞠躬jū gōng

Idioms with 鞠 8 total Chain

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost鞠躬尽瘁jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life · with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ