jiū

join

Pictograph of two ropes entangled together, now written as .

Evolution

丩 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
丩 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
丩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
丩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiū

to join or connect the vine; archaic variant of |[jiū]

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (4 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (6 verified)