局
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jú · bureau, office

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7Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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尸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 局

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júWords pronounced jú
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Example sentences

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Wǒ huì zài huí jiā de lùshang shùn biàn qù yóu jú.我会在回家的路上顺便去邮局。

I'll drop by the post office on the way home.

Source: Tatoeba #5624961 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yóu jú, nà shì yínháng.这是邮局,那是银行。

This is a post office and that is a bank.

Source: Tatoeba #334637 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎi le yí xià wǒ de wǎng zhàn de bù jú.我改了一下我的网站的布局。

I've changed my website's layout.

Source: Tatoeba #1772669 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kòng zhì le dà jú.他控制了大局。

He was master of the situation.

Source: Tatoeba #361852 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǎn jué zhè bú huì yǒu gè hǎo jié jú.感觉这不会有个好结局。

I feel like this is not going to end well.

Source: Tatoeba #8686669 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde yóu jú hái méi kāi mén.我觉得邮局还没开门。

I don't think that the post office is open yet.

Source: Tatoeba #13749874 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 局 in context

  1. Say jú, then recall the core meaning: bureau, office.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 邮局 (yóu jú), meaning “post office”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 局 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.