Spot 臼
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
臼 component
jiù · mortar; bone joint socket
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 臼
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臼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 臼.
兒=
+儿
臽=
勹
臾=
+人
臿=
千
叟=
+丨+又
舁=
+廾
桕=
木
舀=
爫
舂=
𡗗
裒=
亠+𧘇
舄=
+勹+灬
毀=
+土+殳
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 臼 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
鼠标shǔbiāoHSK 3.0 · L5鼠shǔ
rat, mouse
舅舅jiùjiumother's brother
HSK 3.0 · L6老鼠lǎoshǔrat
HSK 3.0 · L6乌桕wū jiùTallow tree
侏儒仓鼠zhū rú cāng shǔdwarf hamster
兒érson, child
刑舂xíng chōngto be forced to grind grain as a punishment
北叟失马běi sǒu shī mǎlit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best
印鼠客蚤yìn shǔ kè zǎooriental rat flea
叟sǒuold man
外舅wài jiù