咒
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zhòu · to curse

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 咒

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zhòuWords pronounced zhòu
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Example sentences

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Tā dà shēng zǔ zhòu.她大声诅咒。

She cursed loudly.

Source: Tatoeba #5611463 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài mǎ lí shēn shàng shī le zhòu yǔ.湯姆在瑪麗身上施了咒語。

Tom cast a spell on Mary.

Source: Tatoeba #12412077 · CC BY 2.0 FR
È dú de wū pó zài nán rén shēn shàng shī le zhòu yǔ, bǎ tā biàn chéng le yì zhī chóng zǐ.惡毒的巫婆在男人身上施了咒語,把他變成了一隻蟲子。

The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.

Source: Tatoeba #13014678 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 咒 in context

  1. Say zhòu, then recall the core meaning: to curse.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 咒文 (zhòu wén), meaning “incantation”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 咒 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.