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jù · large, huge, gigantic

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巨
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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4Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 巨

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jùWords pronounced jù
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Example sentences

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Zhè shì yí gè jù dà de tiǎozhàn.这是一个巨大的挑战。

That's a huge challenge.

Source: Tatoeba #4845054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ lǎo bǎn bǎ jiān jù de rènwu zhǐ pài gěi le wǒ.我老板把艰巨的任务指派给了我。

My boss assigned the hard job to me.

Source: Tatoeba #334615 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dú yǎn jù rén yǒu duō shǎo gè yǎn jīng?独眼巨人有多少个眼睛？

How many eyes had the Cyclops?

Source: Tatoeba #5301819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dōng jīng jù dàn de diàn huà hào mǎ shì duō shǎo?东京巨蛋的电话号码是多少？

What's the number for the Tokyo Dome?

Source: Tatoeba #540157 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng guó shì gè jù dà de guó jiā.中国是个巨大的国家。

China is a huge country.

Source: Tatoeba #766018 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Miàn duì jù dà de kùn nán, tā chéng gōng le.面对巨大的困难，他成功了。

He succeeded in the face of great difficulties.

Source: Tatoeba #333116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 巨 in context

  1. Say jù, then recall the core meaning: large, huge, gigantic.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 巨大 (jù dà), meaning “huge”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 巨 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.