咎
jiù
Pinyin

Definition

咎
 - 
jiù
  1. fault
  2. to blame
  3. to punish
  4. calamity
  5. misfortune

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
引咎
yǐn jiù
  1. 1 to take the blame
  2. 2 to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
既往不咎
jì wǎng bù jiù
  1. 1 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
  2. 2 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
归咎
guī jiù
  1. 1 to put the blame on
  2. 2 to accuse
难辞其咎
nán cí qí jiù
  1. 1 cannot escape censure (idiom)
  2. 2 has to bear the blame
咎
jiù
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 to blame
  3. 3 to punish
  4. 4 calamity
  5. 5 misfortune

Idioms (5)

动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé
  1. 1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
既往不咎
jì wǎng bù jiù
  1. 1 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
  2. 2 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
难辞其咎
nán cí qí jiù
  1. 1 cannot escape censure (idiom)
  2. 2 has to bear the blame

Sample Sentences