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鞠

jū

to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times

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Ancient forms

1 form

Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

jū ju1

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

Example sentences

nánhái 男孩 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 jū 鞠 le 了 gè 个 gōng 躬。

The boy bowed to me.
jūgōng 鞠躬！

Bow down!
zài 在 rìběn 日本， yùdào 遇到 rén 人 jūgōng 鞠躬 shì 是 yǒu 有 lǐmào 礼貌 de 的 biǎoxiàn 表现。

In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.
tā 他 xiàng 向 nǚwáng 女王 jūgōng 鞠躬。

He bowed to the Queen.

HSK words with 鞠

鞠躬 jūgōng to bow

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