Where 就 comes from
specialty
- Meaning part
- 尤 (“particularly, especially”)
- Sound part
- 京 (“short name for Beijing 北京”)
How to write 就 (jiù, “in that case”)
就 (jiù), an HSK 2 character, means “in that case”, “as soon as” and “merely”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, up from level 1 in the 2021 standard. It pairs a meaning part, 尤 (“particularly, especially”), with a sound part, 京 (“short name for Beijing 北京”). On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 就是 (“exactly”), 就业 (“to get a job”) and 成就 (“accomplishment”). Japanese reads it shuu, “concerning”, as a JLPT N1 kanji.
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 尢 (“lame”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
As a left-right character it splits into 京 (“short name for Beijing 北京”), strokes 1–8; 尤 (“particularly, especially”), strokes 9–12, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- top leftrightwards
- leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → down and left
- leftrightwards
- leftdownwards → up and left
- leftdownwards
- centerdown and right
- centerrightwards
- topdownwards
- rightdownwards → rightwards → upwards
- top rightdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (12 strokes in Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese).
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| jiù fourth tone | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是 (jiùshì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as | — | 就是 就业 成就 就读 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 94 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 就
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then HSK 2 |
| 就是 | jiùshì | exactly; precisely HSK 4 |
| 就业 就業 | jiùyè | to get a job; employment HSK 5 |
| 成就 | chéngjiù | accomplishment; success HSK 5 |
| 就读 就讀 | jiùdú | to go to school HSK 6 |
| 就算 | jiùsuàn | even if HSK 6 |
| 就医 就醫 | jiùyī | to receive medical treatment HSK 7-9 |
| 就地 | jiùdì | locally; on the spot HSK 7-9 |
| 就近 | jiùjìn | nearby; in a close neighborhood HSK 7-9 |
| 将就 將就 | jiāngjiu | to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with HSK 7-9 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
Practice sheet
Print at 100%. Several characters: worksheet maker.
Keep going
HSK 2, in list order: