臼
jiù
Pinyin

Definition

臼
 - 
jiù
  1. mortar

Character Decomposition

Compounds (26)

毁
huǐ
  1. 1 to destroy
  2. 2 to damage
  3. 3 to ruin
  4. 4 to defame
  5. 5 to slander
毁
huǐ
  1. 1 variant: 毁 huǐ
  2. 2 to destroy by fire
  3. 3 a blaze
毁
huǐ
  1. 1 variant: 毁 huǐ
  2. 2 to defame
  3. 3 to slander
陷
xiàn
  1. 1 pitfall
  2. 2 trap
  3. 3 to get stuck
  4. 4 to sink
  5. 5 to cave in
  6. 6 to frame (false charge)
  7. 7 to capture (a city in battle)
  8. 8 to fall (to the enemy)
  9. 9 defect
艘
sōu
  1. 1 classifier for ships
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [sāo]

Related Words (3)

脱臼
tuō jiù
  1. 1 dislocation (of a joint)
臼
jiù
  1. 1 mortar
窠臼
kē jiù
  1. 1 stereotypical pattern
  2. 2 rut

Sample Sentences

医生说我得拔智齿，因为我的智齿很大，再不拔会挤压到旁边的臼齿。
yīshēng shuō wǒ děi bá zhìchǐ ，yīnwèi wǒ de zhìchǐ hěndà ，zài bù bá huì jǐyā dào pángbiān de jiùchǐ 。
The doctor says I have to get my wisdom teeth taken out, because my wisdom teeth are very big, so if I don't get them removed they'll push on the molars beside them.
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