久 — Chinese character
久
jiǔ
long ago; a long time
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Radical
- 4 ⼃ (Slash)
- Strokes
- 3
- Components
- 勹
- Japanese
- 久 as a kanji
Common words with 久
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after); before too long |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 永久 | yǒng jiǔ | everlasting; perpetual |
| 长久 (長久) | cháng jiǔ | long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring |
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | (coll.) a long time |
| 不久前 | bù jiǔ qián | not long ago |
| 许久 (許久) | xǔ jiǔ | for a long time; for ages |
| 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | not long ago; not long before |
| 久久 | jiǔ jiǔ | for a very long time |
| 好久不见 (好久不見) | hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn | long time no see |
English words written with 久
久 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 11 · Analects 10 · Art of War 8 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 33 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 23
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 33
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 44
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 58
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 59
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