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jù · tool, implement

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

八Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

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jùWords pronounced jù
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Example sentences

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Nǐ xiǎng yào nǎ zhǒng fēng gé de jiā jù?你想要哪种风格的家具?

What style of furniture would you like?

Source: Tatoeba #10192243 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu yí gè gōng jù.我有一个工具。

I have a tool.

Source: Tatoeba #3098430 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kě yǐ shuō shuō nín de jù tǐ yāoqiú ma?可以说说您的具体要求吗?

Could you tell me what your specific requirements are?

Source: Tatoeba #747525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu de wán jù dōu shì mùtou zuò de.所有的玩具都是木头做的。

All the toys are made of wood.

Source: Tatoeba #10182804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē dōu shì tā de wén jù.這些都是他的文具。

All of this stationery is his.

Source: Tatoeba #727804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Běn lái zhè jiān fáng jiān lǐ méi yǒu jiā jù.本来这间房间里没有家具。

The room originally had no furniture.

Source: Tatoeba #1325324 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 具 in context

  1. Say jù, then recall the core meaning: tool, implement.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 家具 (jiā jù), meaning “furniture”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 具 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.