Spot 久
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
久 component
jiǔ · long ago; a long time
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 久
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue久Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 久.
匛=
匚
灸=
+火
玖=
王
疚=
疒
畝=
亩
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 久 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
针灸zhēnjiǔ
acupuncture and moxibustion
HSK 3.0 · L7-9内疚nèi jiùguilty conscience
匛jiù愧疚kuì jiùto feel guilty
无病自灸wú bìng zì jiǔlit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill
歉疚qiàn jiùremorseful
灸法jiǔ fǎmoxibustion
灸jiǔto cauterize
玖jiǔblack jade
畝mǔfields
疚jiùchronic disease
砭灸biān jiǔsee 砭灸術|砭灸术[bian1 jiu3 shu4]