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鞠

jū

bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish

Strokes
17
Radical
革
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 男孩向我鞠了个躬。

    Nán hái xiàng wǒ jū le gè gōng

    The boy bowed to me.

  • 他向女王鞠躬。

    Tā xiàng nǚ wáng jū gōng

    He bowed to the Queen.

  • 我走到她身旁,鞠了个躬,亲吻她的手。

    Wǒ zǒu dào tā shēn páng jū le gè gōng qīn wěn tā de shǒu

    I walked up to her, bowed, and kissed her hand.

  • 在日本,遇到人鞠躬是有礼貌的表现。

    Zài Rì běn yù dào rén jū gōng shì yǒu lǐ mào de biǎo xiàn

    In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 鞠

  • 鞠躬jū gōng 1–1 to bow; (literary) to bend down