Memory phrase for the character: 久

久

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Meaning

(long) time, (long) duration of time

Pronunciation

jiǔ

Explanation

 Pictograph: bent person ⺈, person 人

Mnemonic
 
The bent person has been here for a long time.

Radicals

丿 slash
⺈ kneeling personIf this person 人 is bending a leg, it becomes this radical. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)




 Vocabulary

持久 chí jiǔ  lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
不久 bù jiǔ  not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
永久 yǒng jiǔ  everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent
悠久 yōu jiǔ  established; long
 

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