巨 (jù): very large, huge, tremendous, gigantic, (coll.) very, extremely

巨 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “very large.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 匚 (structural). It ranks #913 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 巨 a hand holding a large carpenter's square 工. Its radical form 工 (work) appears in many related characters such as 工 (gōng, work), 左 (zuǒ, left), 差 (chā, difference).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. very large
  2. huge
  3. tremendous
  4. gigantic
  5. (coll.) very
  6. extremely

Etymology & Origin

巨

ideographicA hand holding a large carpenter's square 工

Components:匚structural

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4

Practice writing 巨 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.

Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 巨

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
巨大adjectivejù dàhuge5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
巨人nounjù réngiant
巨星nounjù xīng(astronomy) giant star
巨型adjectivejù xínggiant
巨额nounjù éa huge sum
艰巨adjectivejiān jùvariant of 艱鉅|艰巨
巨头nounjù tóutycoon
巨龙proper-nounjù lónggigantic dragon (lit. and fig.)
巨款nounjù kuǎnhuge sum of money
巨石jù shíhuge rock
巨无霸proper-nounjù wú bàgiant
巨变nounjù biàngreat changes
巨响nounjù xiǎngloud sound
事无巨细shì wú jù xìlit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
巨资nounjù zīhuge investment
巨蟒nounjù mǎngpython
82
Total compounds
77
As first character
2
As last character
21
As middle character

巨 appears in 82 compound words: 77 as the first character, 2 as the last, and 21 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 巨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

乳rǔ
0.5396,304 co-occurrences
蛋dàn
0.5229,684 co-occurrences
大dà
0.50285,608 co-occurrences
蟹xiè
0.4962,118 co-occurrences
额é
0.4513,720 co-occurrences
艰jiān
0.430602 co-occurrences
型xíng
0.42714,842 co-occurrences
匠jiàng
0.4001,065 co-occurrences
蛇shé
0.3941,444 co-occurrences
星xīng
0.38815,426 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

创巨痛深chuāngjù-tòngshēnHSK 5+

to be badly injured and in great pain; to suffer from great loss and deep distress

phrase
富商巨贾fùshāngjùgǔHSK 7+

synonym of 富商大賈 /富商大贾 (fùshāngdàgǔ)

phrase
老奸巨猾lǎojiānjùhuáHSK 7+

to be extremely cunning and crafty; to be a wily old fox; to be an old hand at trickery and deception

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

巨字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。

jù zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

The character "巨" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.

Fx168 Finance NetworkFeb 2026

...价40-50%也无法套现?全球10大私募巨头遭遇“退出寒冬”-FX168

. . . jià 4 0 5 0 yě wú fǎ tào xiàn ? quán qiú 1 0 dà sī mù jù tóu zāo yù tuì chū hán dōng F X 1 6 8

... 40-50% of the price can't be cashed out? The world's top 10 private equity giants suffered an "exit winter" - FX168

TvbsFeb 2026

...!今年首波水逆来了 命理师示警:恐爆职场巨变

. . . ! jīn nián shǒu bō shuǐ nì lái le mìng lǐ shī shì jǐng : kǒng bào zhí chǎng jù biàn

...! The first wave of water retrograde this year is coming, and numerologists warn: I am afraid of great changes in the workplace

WorldjournalFeb 2026

悬赏1万元 济南长21米、高7米“巨型鳌鱼”飞了 全网急寻

xuán shǎng 1 wàn yuán jì nán cháng 2 1 mǐ , gāo 7 mǐ jù xíng 鳌 yú fēi le quán wǎng jí xún

A reward of 10,000 yuan Jinan's 21-meter-long and 7-meter-high "giant turtle" flew and the whole network was urgently searching

三立新聞網Feb 2026

大巨蛋影厅变喜宴场 280人看完电影开饭

dà jù dàn yǐng tīng biàn xǐ yàn chǎng 2 8 0 rén kàn wán diàn yǐng kāi fàn

The theater hall of the Grand Dome turned into a banquet for 280 people to start eating after watching the movie

百度新闻Feb 2026

山东济南网红巨型空飘鳌鱼被大风吹走,现场工作人员尝..

shān dōng jì nán wǎng hóng jù xíng kōng piāo 鳌 yú bèi dà fēng chuī zǒu , xiàn chǎng gōng zuò rén yuán cháng . .

Shandong Jinan Internet celebrity giant floating turtle was blown away by strong winds, and the on-site staff tasted:

Tatoeba

它发出巨响爆炸了。

Tā fāchū jùxiǎng bàozhà le.

It exploded with a loud noise.

Tatoeba

有关癌症成因的研究耗费颇巨。

Yǒuguān áizhèng chéngyīn de yánjiū hàofèi pō jù.

Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.

Tatoeba

萨米有峰巨大的骆驼。

Sàmǐ yǒu fēng jùdà de luòtuo.

Sami has a huge camel.

Tatoeba

一艘巨大的液货船刚刚启航。

Yī sōu jùdà de yè huòchuán gānggang qǐháng.

A huge tanker cast off just now.

Character Family

工 Radical Family — Characters sharing the work radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced jù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 巨 (jù) mean in Chinese?
巨 (jù) primarily means "very large." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #913 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 巨 have?
巨 is written with 4 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 巨?
The radical associated with 巨 is 工 (work). This radical appears in many characters related to work.
What are the components of 巨?
巨 is composed of: 匚 (structural). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 巨?
Common words with 巨 include: 巨大 (jù dà, "huge"); 巨人 (jù rén, "giant"); 巨星 (jù xīng, "(astronomy) giant star"); 巨型 (jù xíng, "giant"); 巨额 (jù é, "a huge sum"). There are over 82 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 巨 (jù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jù: 据 (according to), 具 (tool), 局 (narrow), 举 (to lift), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 巨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 巨 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.