jiǔ = ji + ou3
(long) time / (long) duration of time
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How to pronounce 久

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou3 final

In the outhouse’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

久 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= n + a4
Right-falling stroke
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bāo = b + ao1
archaic variant of 包[bao1]
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Characters with 久 as component

jiǔ = ji + ou3
moxibustion (TCM)
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= mu + Ø3
classifier for fields / unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare
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jiǔ = ji + ou3
black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
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Words with 久

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(of time) how long? / (not) a long time
quite a while
not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after

Sentences with 久

zhǐ
shì
yǎng
zài
tiān
shàng
 
 
zi
jiǔ
le
yòu
yào
shēng
shì

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jiǔ

(long) time / (long) duration of time

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