久 (jiǔ): meaning and stroke order
久 (jiǔ) means (of a period of time) long.
久
- Simplified
- 久
- Traditional
- 久 (same form)
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
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Stroke order of 久
久
- jiǔ (of a period of time) long
- 3 strokes
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Meaning of 久
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jiǔ
- (of a period of time) long
Radical and structure
- 久
- Radical 丿 (Kangxi radical 4) · 3 strokes
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Words with 久
- 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after); before too long
- 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long?; (not) a long time
久 in our stories
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他走了很久，没看见银行，也没看见书店。
tā zǒu le hěn jiǔ méi kànjiàn yínháng yě méi kànjiàn shūdiàn
He walks for a long time and sees neither a bank nor a bookshop.
From the story How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
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很久以前，天上有十个太阳，地上热得像火一样。
hěn jiǔ yǐqián tiān shàng yǒu shí gè tàiyáng dì shàng rè de xiàng huǒ yíyàng
Long ago there were ten suns in the sky, and the earth was as hot as fire.
From the story Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3
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传说很久以前，华山上住着一位女神，叫三圣母。
chuánshuō hěn jiǔ yǐqián Huà Shān shàng zhù zhe yí wèi nǚshén jiào Sānshèngmǔ
Legend says that long ago a goddess called Sanshengmu lived on Mount Hua.
From the story Splitting the mountain to save his mother HSK 5
Stories using 久
- How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
- Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3
- Splitting the mountain to save his mother HSK 5
- No perfect answer HSK 6
- An old bracelet HSK 6
- Pangu separates heaven and earth HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).