纠
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jiū · tangled

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 纠

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See how 纠 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

纟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 纠

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jiūWords pronounced jiū
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Example sentences

Notice where 纠 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ què rèn nà shì kě jiū zhèng de cuò wù ma?你确认那是可纠正的错误吗?

Can you confirm that it is a correctable error?

Source: Tatoeba #867616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài jiū jié yào bu yào mǎi zhè běn shū他在纠结要不要买这本书

He is contemplating whether or not to buy the book.

Source: Tatoeba #7004959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā sì hū bù zhī dào wǒ fù qīn hé wǒ zhī jiān de jiūgé.他似乎不知道我父亲和我之间的纠葛。

He seems not to be aware of the conflict between my father and me.

Source: Tatoeba #791477 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ nǐ fā xiàn cuò wù, nà jiù qǐng nǐ jiū zhèng tā.如果你发现错误,那就请你纠正它。

If you see a mistake, then please correct it.

Source: Tatoeba #334452 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén men nán yǐ shěn shì hé jiū zhèng zì shēn de wèn tí.人们难以审视和纠正自身的问题。

It's hard for people to examine and correct their own flaws.

Source: Tatoeba #13940937 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ xiǎo cuò wù bú bèi lì jí jiū zhèng, kě néng huì dǎo zhì yán zhòng wèn tí.如果小错误不被立即纠正,可能会导致严重问题。

If small mistakes are not corrected at once, they may lead to serious problems.

Source: Tatoeba #2915543 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 纠 in context

  1. Say jiū, then recall the core meaning: tangled.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 纠纷 (jiū fēn), meaning “dispute”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 纠 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.