咎 Stroke Order — How to Write 咎
咎 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
咎 Radical and Character Components
咎 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 处 indicates the sound.
Radical: 口 + 5 more strokes
咎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiù
Meanings of 咎 in Chinese
jiù咎
Common Words and Phrases with 咎
More words with 咎
- rèn任jiù咎to take the blame for a fault
- zuì罪jiù咎crime, offense, or guilt
- guī归jiù咎yú于blame on, attribute to
- jiù咎yuàn怨Resentment, Grievance
- jiù咎yáo繇Gao Yao, Kao Yao
- xiū休jiù咎Fortune and misfortune, Good or ill luck
- yǒu有jiù咎Guilty, To blame
Idioms with 咎
- jiù咎yǒu有yīng应dé得to get one's just deserts
- bù不jiù咎jì既wǎng往let bygones be bygones
- dòng动zhé辄dé得jiù咎always being criticized or blamed
- jì既wǎng往bù不jiù咎let bygones be bygones
- yǐn引jiù咎zì自zé责take blame and self-criticize
- yíng盈mǎn满zhī之jiù咎misfortune from excessive abundance
- zì自qǔ取qí其jiù咎bring blame or calamity upon oneself
- yǐn引jiù咎zé责gōng躬take blame and criticize oneself
- zì自qǔ取jiù咎lì戾bring blame or trouble upon oneself
- jìn进tuì退wéi惟jiù咎damned if you do, damned if you don't
- kuò括náng囊bì避jiù咎Keep silent to avoid blame
- wú无jiù咎wú无yù誉neither blameworthy nor praiseworthy
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Open the tool →Questions about 咎
What does 咎 mean in Chinese?
咎 (jiù) means “Fault” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 咎?
咎 is pronounced jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 咎 have?
咎 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 咎?
咎 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 咎?
The radical of 咎 is 口, and 咎 is a phono-semantic compound.