纠 (jiū): to gather together, to investigate, to entangle
纠 (jiū) is a Chinese character meaning “to gather together.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (structural) and 丩 (structural). It ranks #1707 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 纠 to connect 丩 threads 纟; 丩 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to gather together
- to investigate
- to entangle
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo connect 丩 threads 纟; 丩 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰纟丩 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 纠
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纠缠verb | jiū chán | to be in a tangle |
| 纠结verb | jiū jié | to intertwine |
| 纠葛noun | jiū gé | entanglement |
| 纠察verb | jiū chá | to maintain order |
| 纠集verb | jiū jí | to gather together |
| 纠错verb | jiū cuò | to correct an error |
| 纠合verb | jiū hé | gathering |
| 纠缠不清 | jiū chán bù qīng | hopelessly muddled |
| 量子纠缠noun | liàng zǐ jiū chán | quantum entanglement (physics) |
| 纠众 | jiū zhòng | to muster |
| 弹纠 | tán jiū | to accuse |
| 纠弹verb | jiū tán | to censure |
| 纠偏verb | jiū piān | to correct an error |
纠 appears in 15 compound words: 87 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 纠 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
写好纠字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo jiū zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "纠" correctly, one must master the proper stroke order.
...天王”林扬俊搜证要告了 酸他应先处理自身纠纷
. . . tiān wáng lín yáng jùn sōu zhèng yāo gào le suān tā yīng xiān chǔ lǐ zì shēn jiū fēn
... King of Heaven: "Lin Yangjun is going to sue for evidence and he should deal with his own dispute first
熊猫外卖指部分骑手涉嫌恐吓 劳资纠纷发酵
xióng māo wài mài zhǐ bù fēn qí shǒu shè xián kǒng hè láo zī jiū fēn fā jiào
Panda Takeaway refers to some riders suspected of intimidating labor disputes
中央纪委国家监委:坚决纠治临近换届等待观望不作为
zhōng yāng jì wěi guó jiā jiān wěi : jiān jué jiū zhì lín jìn huàn jiè děng dài guàn wàng bù zuò wéi
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission: Resolutely rectify the inaction of waiting for the upcoming election
...6”展览周日揭幕 小学生发明AI分析座椅纠正坐姿
. . . 6 zhǎn lǎn zhōu rì jiē mù xiǎo xué shēng fā míng A I fēn xī zuò yǐ jiū zhèng zuò zī
... 6" exhibition unveiled on Sunday Primary school students invent AI analysis seats to correct sitting posture
陈子强爆发感情金钱纠纷!女总裁砸重金力挺遭冷甩...双方闹上...
chén zǐ qiáng bào fā gǎn qíng jīn qián jiū fēn ! nǚ zǒng cái zá chóng jīn lì tǐng zāo lěng shuǎi . . . shuāng fāng nào shàng . . .
Chen Ziqiang broke out in emotional and money disputes! The female president spent a lot of money to support and was scolded... The two sides are in trouble...
戴眼镜应该能纠正你的视力。
Dài yǎnjìng yīnggāi néng jiūzhèng nǐ de shìlì.
Wearing glasses should correct your vision.
他似乎不知道我父亲和我之间的纠葛。
Tā sìhū bù zhīdào wǒ fùqīn hé wǒ zhījiān de jiūgé.
He seems not to be aware of the conflict between my father and me.
你确认那是可纠正的错误吗？
Nǐ quèrèn nà shì kě jiūzhèng de cuòwù ma?
Can you confirm that it is a correctable error?
为什么我们纠缠细枝末节而不进入正题呢？
Wèishénme wǒmen jiūchán xìzhīmòjié ér bù jìnrù zhèng tí ne?
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
Character Family
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