phonetic map : 巨 ju
goulnik
December 31, 2008 at 10:54 AM posted in General Discussion| ju | ||
| 距 jù to be apart/away from; oppose / distance 差距 chājù difference 程距 chéngjù range; scope 距今 jùjīn to date; thus far |
巨 jù huge; gigantic / extremely 巨大 jùdà huge; gigantic 巨额 jù'é huge sum/amount 巨案 jù'àn sensational case |
拒 jù to resist; refuse; reject 抗拒 kàngjù to resist; defy 拒绝 jùjué to refuse; reject; decline |
| * 矩 ju rules; regulations ** 规矩 guīju rule; custom etiquette; manners / well-behaved 立规矩 lì guīju to set up rules |
* 矩 jū . 规规矩矩 guīguijūjū well-behaved |
* 矩 jǔ carpenter's square / rules; regulations 矩阵 jǔzhèn matrix 规矩 guījǔ compass and square 矩约 jǔyuē rules; regulations |
| * 柜 jǔ . 柜柳 jǔliǔ tree of the willow family |
* 苣 jù . 苣胜 jùshèng sesame 莴苣 wōjù lettuce; asparagus lettuce |
炬 jù torch; fire 火炬 huǒjù torch 蜡炬 làjù candle 密炬 mìjù candle |
| 秬 jù black millet 秬酒 jùjiǔ liquor made from black millet |
讵 jù how could (start of rhetorical sentence) 讵意 jùyì who could have expected that; unexpectedly 讵知 jùzhī ∼ |
钜 jù great; huge; hard iron; hook 钜大 jùdà great; huge 钜费 jùfèi a large amount of money |
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| * 苣 qǔ . 苣荬菜 qǔmaicài endive |
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| * 柜 guì cupboard; cabinet 衣柜 yīguì wardrobe; armoire 柜台 guìtái counter; bar; front desk 掌柜 zhǎngguì shopkeeper; manager |
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** 矩 rules; regulations is pronounced ju when placed at the end, jǔ otherwise
changye
December 31, 2008 at 04:13 AM
The very original meaning of "巨" was "矩" (ju3, a carpenter's ruler = 尺, chi3). There are only "right angles" in this character, which makes it a good ruler!
goulnik
December 31, 2008 at 11:00 AMI have added 'hard iron' and 'hook', resp. 硬铁 (yìngtiě) and 钩子 (gōuzi) under 钜 as suggested by changye.
However, the reason I didn't initially include those meanings is I couldn't find any 钜 compound with corresponding meanings.
And that is really the way I go about those phonetic characters, trying to find multi-character words to illustrate the definitions. Personaly, I hardly ever learn characters in isolation.