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Information of 久
Pinyin
jiǔ
Radical
丿
Strokes
3 strokes
Usage
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Definition
(long) time / (long) duration of time
久 [jiǔ]
1. Time is long.
时间长。
2. Duration of time.
时间的长短。
- Time is long:
～远 (very long).
～经 (for a long time).
～已 (long since).
～违 (polite term, haven’t seen for a long time).
～仰 (initial meeting polite term, have admired for a long time).
～别重逢 (long parting reunion).
～而～之 (over a long time).
- Duration of time:
住多～？(How long have you been living?).
三年之～ (a duration of three years).
Definition as Verb:
1. 灸灼 (to cauterize).
2. 支撑 (to support).
3. 堵塞 (to stop up).
4. 等待 (to await).
5. 滞留 (to be detained).
引 Examples:
1. 《睡虎地秦墓竹简》：其腹有久故瘢二所。 (There are two old scars on his abdomen.)
2. 《说文》：久，以后灸之，象人两胫后有距也。 (To cauterize later, resembling the ridge on the back of a person’s legs.)
3. 《仪礼·既夕礼》：皆木桁，久之。 (All were wooden beams and stayed for a long time.)
Definition as Adjective:
1. Long duration, time long (relative to “temporary”).
2. Same as “旧” (old). From the past, previously.
3. Refers to passed time.
引 Examples:
1. 《后汉书·列女传》：久行怀思。 (Traveling long brings nostalgic thoughts.)
2. 唐·杜甫《石壕吏》：夜久语声绝。 (The sound ceased after a long night.)
3. 唐·柳宗元《捕蛇者说》：久已病矣。 (He has been ill for a long time.)
4. 唐·柳宗元《至小丘西小石潭记》：不可久居。 (One should not stay for long.)
Examples:
又如 (such as):
久羁 (long-term detention);
久惯牢成 (experienced in worldly affairs);
久淹 (long stay in one place).
2. Same as “旧”. From the past, previously.
引 Examples:
1. 《管子·度地》：取完坚，补弊久，去苦恶。 (To refine the solid, to mend the old, get rid of sufferings.)
2. 《答宾戏》：时暗而久章者。 (It has been long since it’s dark.)
Examples:
又如 (such as):
久德 (old favors);
久要 (old invitations);
久坟 (old graves);
久将 (old generals);
久故 (old friends).
3. Refers to elapsed time.
Examples:
如 (for example):
你来了多久了? (How long have you been here?)
久之 (for a long time);
久以后 (in the future);
久时 (for a long time);
久淫 (long journey).
lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long
Input Method for 久
Pinyin
jiu3
Wubi
qyi
Cangjie
no
Zhengma
rsvv
Four Corner
27800
Unicode
U+4e45
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