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jiù

Meanings

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jiù

1.mortar

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Wiktionary

1.mortar (hollow vessel used to pound or crush ingredients)
2.something which resembles a mortar

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Etymology

Pictogram (象形): a mortar. See the original version of 舂, in which a pestle is visible on top. Unrelated to the top component of 學, 兒, 䳔, 鼠, and 叟.

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Components

臼彐

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脱臼 dislocation (of a joint)臼窠 see 窠臼[kē jiù]臼齿 molar tooth 窠臼 stereotypical pattern 前臼齿 premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)不落窠臼 not follow the beaten track