纠 Stroke Order — How to Write 纠
纠 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 纟, 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.
纠 Radical and Character Components
Components:纟丩
纠 is an ideographic compound. To connect 丩 threads 纟; 丩 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 纟 + 2 more strokes
纠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiū
Meanings of 纠 in Chinese
1
jiū纠
To entangle; to intertwine; to dispute.
他们因一些琐事而纠缠不清。
They were entangled in endless disputes over trivial matters.
To correct, rectify, or set right, often referring to deviations or errors.
我们需要及时纠正错误，才能不断进步
We need to promptly correct our mistakes to continuously improve.
To gather or rally people together, often with a negative connotation, implying they are forming a group for illicit or troublesome purposes.
他们纠集了一帮人，打算去捣乱。
They rallied a group of people, intending to cause trouble.
Common Words and Phrases with 纠
1
To maintain order and discipline, especially at public gatherings; also, a person who performs this duty.
在学校的艺术节上，学生纠察队负责引导参观者并确保活动顺利进行。
During the school's art festival, the student usher team was responsible for guiding visitors and ensuring the event proceeded smoothly.
2
To tangle or intertwine; to persistently bother or pester someone.
那个孩子总是纠缠着他的父母，想让他们给他买新玩具。
The child always pestered his parents, wanting them to buy him new toys.
3
4
Entanglement; complicated or difficult matters/disputes that are hard to resolve or escape.
他发现自己深陷于家庭和事业的复杂纠葛之中
He found himself deeply entangled in the complex entanglements between family and career.
5
To gather or assemble (people), often for a negative or illicit purpose.
几个地痞流氓纠合在一起，准备敲诈勒索。
Several local thugs ganged up to extort money.
6
To gather or assemble (people or forces), often implying a negative or illicit purpose.
他纠集了一帮无所事事的年轻人，整天在街上游荡
He rallied a group of idle young people who loitered on the streets all day.
7
To be tangled, confused, or conflicted, often struggling with a difficult decision or situation.
考试前选专业让很多学生感到很纠结。
Choosing a major before the exam makes many students feel very conflicted.
8
to correct a deviation or bias
我们需要及时纠偏，确保项目按计划进行。
We need to correct deviations in time to ensure the project proceeds as planned.
9
to correct errors, injustices, or deviations from a standard
请你纠正我报告中的错误。
Please correct the errors in my report.
10
To gather or assemble a crowd, often for a specific purpose, such as causing trouble.
小王因为与人发生口角，一时冲动纠众寻仇，结果给自己惹了大麻烦。
Because of an argument with someone, Xiao Wang impulsively gathered a group to seek revenge, which resulted in big trouble for himself.
More words with 纠
- tán弹jiū纠correct, criticize
- jiū纠chá察duì队picket, disciplinary squad
- jiū纠chán缠yú于entangled in, caught up in
- jiū纠jié结yú于struggle with, agonize over
- cái财chǎn产jiū纠fēn纷property dispute, asset dispute
- cái财wù务jiū纠fēn纷financial dispute, fiscal dispute
- tiáo调jiě解jiū纠fēn纷mediate disputes, settle disputes
- hé合tong同jiū纠fēn纷contract dispute, contractual dispute
- jiā家tíng庭jiū纠fēn纷family dispute, domestic dispute
- liàng量zǐ子jiū纠chán缠quantum entanglement
- lín邻lǐ里jiū纠fēn纷neighbor dispute, neighborhood dispute
- tǔ土dì地jiū纠fēn纷land dispute, property dispute
- jí及shí时jiū纠zhèng正timely correction, correct promptly
- máo矛dùn盾jiū纠fēn纷disputes and conflicts, conflicts and disputes
- shāng商yè业jiū纠fēn纷business dispute, commercial dispute
- fù复zá杂jiū纠gé葛complex entanglement, intricate complications
- gōng工zuò作jiū纠fēn纷Labor dispute, Work dispute
- huò货wù物jiū纠fēn纷Goods dispute, Cargo dispute
- jīng经jì济jiū纠fēn纷economic dispute, financial dispute
- jiū纠jié结bù不yǐ已Torn, Conflicted
Idioms with 纠
- jiū纠chán缠bù不qīng清inextricably tangled or persistently pestering
- jiū纠chán缠bù不xiū休pester endlessly
- jiū纠móu缪shéng绳wéi违correct errors and rectify faults
- shéng绳qiān愆jiū纠wéi违identify and correct faults
- shōu收lí离jiū纠sàn散gather the scattered and rectify the dispersed
- jiū纠hé合zhī之zhòng众a hastily assembled crowd
- jīn矜jiū纠shōu收liáo缭Arrogant, irascible, and unruly
- shéng绳qiān愆jiū纠miù谬correct errors and rectify mistakes
- shéng绳qiān愆jiū纠miù缪correct faults and rectify errors
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Open the tool →Questions about 纠
What does 纠 mean in Chinese?
纠 (jiū) means “To entangle” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 纠?
纠 is pronounced jiū in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 纠 have?
纠 has 5 strokes.
How do you write 纠?
纠 is written in 5 strokes, starting from the radical 纟. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 纠?
The radical of 纠 is 纟, and 纠 is an ideographic compound.