Meaning
after all; to investigate; to study carefully
Chinese: 追究、研究或到底。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 究 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 研究yán jiūresearch; a study; to research; to look into
- 究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally
- 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student; research student
- 讲究jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
- 研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies; graduate school
Example Sentence
科学家正在研究这种新药。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè zhǒng xīn yào.Scientists are researching this new medicine.
科学家Kē xué jiāscientist正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat研究yán jiūresearch这种zhè zhǒngthis kind of新xīnnew药yàoleaf of the iris。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The cave radical 穴 plus 九 (sound): to probe to the very bottom of a hole — ‘to study thoroughly, investigate, look into; after all, actually (究竟); to the end’ (研究, 究竟, 追究).
A way to remember it
To probe a hole (穴) to the end — to investigate (研究).