局 (jú): narrow, office, situation
局 (jú) is a Chinese character meaning “narrow.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尺 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #483 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 局 a place where measures 尺 are discussed 口. Its radical form 尸 (corpse) appears in many related characters such as 层 (céng, to pile on top of one another), 尽 (jǐn, to the greatest extent), 屋 (wū, (bound form) house).
Definitions
- narrow
- office
- situation
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA place where measures 尺 are discussed 口
Decomposition: ⿵尺口 (layout: surround-from-top)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 局
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 局面noun | jú miàn | aspect | 6 |
| 邮局noun | yóu jú | post office | 5 |
| 局限verb | jú xiàn | variant of 局限[ju2 xian4] | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结局 | jié jú | conclusion |
| 出局 | chū jú | (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) |
| 局长 | jú zhǎng | bureau chief |
| 警察局 | jǐng chá jú | police station |
| 局势 | jú shì | situation |
| 骗局 | piàn jú | a swindle |
| 当局 | dāng jú | authorities |
| 移民局 | yí mín jú | immigration office |
| 安全局 | ān quán jú | security bureau |
| 分局 | fēn jú | branch office |
| 残局 | cán jú | endgame (in chess) |
| 大局 | dà jú | overall situation |
| 平局 | píng jú | a draw (in competition) |
| 国税局 | guó shuì jú | (Tw) National Taxation Bureau, local branch of the Ministry of Finance 財政部|财政部[Cai2 zheng4 bu4] |
| 赌局 | dǔ jú | game of chance |
局 appears in 100 compound words: 18 as the first character, 81 as the last, and 1 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 局 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to take the interests of the whole into account; to take the situation as a whole into consideration
Example Sentences
老师教我们局字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men jú zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "局."
加拿大航空因安全局势暂停墨西哥巴亚尔塔港营运
jiā ná dà háng kōng yīn ān quán jú shì zàn tíng mò xī gē bā yà ěr tǎ gǎng yíng yùn
Air Canada suspended operations in the port of Vallarta, Mexico due to the security situation
...住所海湖庄园警戒线男子被击毙 白宫指特勤局果断行动
. . . zhù suǒ hǎi hú zhuāng yuán jǐng jiè xiàn nán zǐ bèi jī bì bái gōng zhǐ tè qín jú guǒ duàn háng dòng
... A man was killed at the cordon of Mar-a-Lago Manor, and the White House accused the Secret Service of decisive action
伊朗局势|伊媒:一旦开战特朗普家族在中东项目将...
yī lǎng jú shì yī méi : yī dàn kāi zhàn tè lǎng pǔ jiā zú zài zhōng dōng xiàng mù jiāng . . .
Iranian Media: Once the war starts, the Trump family's project in the Middle East will...
美关税新变局 台币走势将以盘待变
měi guān shuì xīn biàn jú tái bì zǒu shì jiāng yǐ pán dài biàn
New changes in US tariffs The trend of the Taiwan dollar will be waiting for changes
马年“识局”6 | 不想当“跛脚鸭”,特朗普能否守...
mǎ nián shí jú 6 bù xiǎng dāng 跛 jiǎo yā , tè lǎng pǔ néng fǒu shǒu . . .
Year of the Horse "Knowing the Situation" 6 | I don't want to be a "lame duck", can Trump keep it...
汤姆所言不符时局。
Tāngmǔ suǒ yán bù fú shíjú.
What Tom said doesn't apply in this situation.
圣诞节当天邮局休息，邮件将不予投递。
Shèngdànjié dāngtiān yóujú xiūxi, yóujiàn jiāng bù yú tóudì.
The post office is closed on Christmas day and mail will not be delivered.
这里附近有没有邮政局？
Zhèlǐ fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu yóuzhèngjú?
Is there a post office around here?
我们必须设法打破这个僵局。
Wǒmen bìxū shèfǎ dǎpò zhège jiāngjú.
We must try to break the deadlock.
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