Dong Chinese dictionary

jiù

old

Simplified form of 舊. Derived from the cursive form of the sound component 臼.

Components

jiù

mortar

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jiù

old, ancient; former, past; old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)

Most common words with 旧

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