究
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jiū · to dig into, to investigate

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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

穴Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 究

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jiūWords pronounced jiū
jiuWords pronounced jiu
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Example sentences

Notice where 究 sits in each complete thought.

Tā chuān zhe shàng hěn bù jiǎng jiū.他穿着上很不讲究。

He's very sloppy in his dress.

Source: Tatoeba #2455649 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì luó mǎ dà xué de yán jiū shēng ma ?他不是罗马大学的研究生吗?

Isn't he a graduate student at the University of Rome?

Source: Tatoeba #4273587 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà xué bì yè yǐ hòu wǒ yě xiǎng kǎo yán jiū shēng.大学毕业以后我也想考研究生。

After I graduate, I'd like to take the graduate school entrance examination.

Source: Tatoeba #4273635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè cái shì wǒ mén gāi tàn jiū de.這才是我們該探究的。

That's what we intend to find out.

Source: Tatoeba #13118949 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhōng jiū bú shì yí gè hěn hǎo zhǔ yì这终究不是一个很好主意

This wasn't such a good idea after all.

Source: Tatoeba #3966153 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn zhè liǎng jiàn zuò gōng yào bǐ nà xiē jiǎng jiū.你看这两件做工要比那些讲究。

See how much more carefully made these are compared to those?

Source: Tatoeba #420174 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 究 in context

  1. Say jiū, then recall the core meaning: to dig into, to investigate.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 究竟 (jiū jìng), meaning “to go to the bottom of a matter”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 究 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.