鞠 Jū ㄐㄩ guk1

  • surname Ju

鞠 jū ㄐㄩ guk1

  • to incline (one's torso); to bow
  • leather ball used in ancient times
  • (literary) to bring up; to rear
  • Taiwan pr. [ju2]

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 鞠 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 鞠躬 ( jū gōng guk1 gung1 )!

    Bow down!

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 向 ( xiàng hoeng3 ) 女王 ( nǚ wáng neoi5 wong4 ) 鞠躬 ( jū gōng guk1 gung1 )。

    He bowed to the Queen.

  • 男孩 ( nán hái naam4 haai4 ) 向 ( xiàng hoeng3 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 鞠 ( jū guk1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 个 個 ( gè go3 ) 躬 ( gōng gung1 )。

    The boy bowed to me.

  • 没有 沒有 ( méi yǒu mut6 jau5 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 向 ( xiàng hoeng3 ) 他 ( tā taa1 ) 恭敬 ( gōng jìng gung1 ging3 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 鞠躬 ( jū gōng guk1 gung1 )。

    No one respectfully bowed towards him.

  • 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 日本 ( Rì běn jat6 bun2 ), 遇到 ( yù dào jyu6 dou3 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 鞠躬 ( jū gōng guk1 gung1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 有礼貌 有禮貌 ( yǒu lǐ mào jau5 lai5 maau6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 表现 表現 ( biǎo xiàn biu2 jin6 )。

    In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.