Meaning
narrow; (a measure word used for games) set or round office; situation; office
Chinese: 局面、机构，也作比赛量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ju” becomes a different word in each tone. 局 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 邮局yóu júpost office
- 局长jú zhǎngbureau chief
- 局面jú miànaspect; phase; situation
- 结局jié júconclusion; ending
- 局势jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)
Example Sentence
我去邮局寄信。Wǒ qù yóu jú jì xìn.I went to the post office to mail a letter.
我WǒI去qùto go邮局yóu júpost office寄jìto entrust信xìnletter。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Built with 尺 and 口: a bounded space — ‘a bureau, office, department; a situation, state of affairs; a game, match, round; a part, portion; a scheme, trap (骗局)’ (局面, 邮局, 一局).
A way to remember it
‘A bureau; a situation; a game’: 邮局, 局面, 一局棋.