jiū
examine, scrutinize
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 九 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 究
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
research | ||
after all | ||
research institute | ||
graduate student | ||
to investigate |
Sources