Spot 具
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
具 component
jù · tool, implement; to draw up, to write
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 具
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具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?
Each card keeps 具 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
算=
⺮
俱=
亻
惧=
忄
犋=
牛
飓=
风
颶=
風
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 具 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
打算dǎsuàn
to plan
HSK 3.0 · L3算suànto regard as
HSK 3.0 · L4计算jìsuànto calculate
HSK 3.0 · L5计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
HSK 3.0 · L5就算jiùsuànChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L6俱乐部jùlèbùChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L6恐惧kǒngjùto be frightened
HSK 3.0 · L6算了suànlelet it be
HSK 3.0 · L6算是suànshìconsidered to be
HSK 3.0 · L6总算zǒngsuànat long last
HSK 3.0 · L6不算búsuànto not calculate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9测算cèsuànto take measurements and calculate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9