Meaning
put a curse on
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhou” becomes a different word in each tone. 咒 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 咒文zhòu wénincantation; spell; to curse
- 念咒niàn zhòuto chant a magic spell; to recite incantations
- 咒语zhòu yǔincantation; spell; enchantment; curse
- 魔咒mó zhòu(magical) spell; curse
- 符咒fú zhòucharm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing)
Example Sentence
童话里，巫婆念了一句咒语。Tóng huà lǐ, wū pó niàn le yí jù zhòu yǔ.In the fairy tale, the witch recited a spell.
童话Tóng huàchildren's fairy tales里lǐinside，巫婆wū pówitch念niànto read了le(completed action)一句yí jùa line of verse咒语zhòu yǔincantation。