Meaning
nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
Chinese: 古代酒器或爵位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jue” becomes a different word in each tone. 爵 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
- 爵士jué shìknight; Sir; (loanword) jazz
- 子爵zǐ juéviscount
- 公爵gōng juéduke; dukedom
- 爵位jué wèiorder of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公, Marquis 侯, Count 伯, Viscount 子, Baron 男
- 官爵guān juéofficial ranking; titles and honors
Example Sentence
古代立下大功的人会被封为公爵。Gǔ dài lì xià dà gōng de rén huì bèi fēng wéi gōng jué.In ancient times, those who made great contributions were granted the title of duke.
古代Gǔ dàiancient times立下lì xiàto set up大功dà gōnggreat merit的deof人rénperson会huìcan被bèi(passive: by)封fēngto confer为wéifor公爵gōng juéduke。