锯

jù · jū

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻

Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

锯=钅+居

Etymology

metal

Meanings

a saw

to saw

jù

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Words with 锯 49 total

a sawblade锯条jù tiáo a two-man saw · fig. to-and-fro between two sides拉锯lā jù handsaw手锯shǒu jù a woodsaw木锯mù jù fret saw · jigsaw线锯xiàn jù a saw锯子jù zi a sawyer锯工jù gōng to saw off (a branch etc); to amputate (a limb)锯掉jù diào sawdust锯末jù mò a sawframe锯架jù jià saw blade锯片jù piàn to saw锯开jù kāi

Idioms with 锯 8 total

knife, saw and cauldron · ancient instruments of torture · fig. torture刀锯鼎镬dāo jù dǐng huò knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution刀锯斧钺dāo jù fǔ yuè