菊 (jú): (bound form) chrysanthemum

菊 (jú) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) chrysanthemum.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 匊 (phonetic). It ranks #2423 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 菊 flower. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) chrysanthemum

Etymology & Origin

菊

pictophoneticflower

Decomposition: ⿱艹匊 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 菊

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
菊花nounjú huāchrysanthemum6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
雏菊nounchú júdaisy
菊苣nounjú jùchicory
菊池proper-nounjú chíKikuchi (Japanese surname and place name)
菊花茶nounjú huā cháchrysanthemum tea
菊芋nounjú yùJerusalem artichoke
甘菊noungān júchamomile
大波斯菊dà bō sī júcosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant
百日菊bǎi rì jú(botany) zinnia
金顶戴菊jīn dǐng dài júgoldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
金顶戴菊鸟jīn dǐng dài jú niǎogoldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
春黄菊属chūn huáng jú shǔAnthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile
台湾戴菊tái wān dài jú(bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
爆菊花verbbào jú huā(slang) to stick sth up the anus
金冠戴菊jīn guān dài júgoldcrest (Regulus regulus)
雏菊花环chú jú huā huándaisy chain
35
Total compounds
23
As first character
49
As last character
29
As middle character

菊 appears in 35 compound words: 23 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 29 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 菊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

池chí
0.5976,558 co-occurrences
绣xiù
0.447202 co-occurrences
花huā
0.4134,774 co-occurrences
毛máo
0.391982 co-occurrences
仁rén
0.3911,060 co-occurrences
晃huǎng
0.388176 co-occurrences
秋qiū
0.385880 co-occurrences
丸wán
0.384414 co-occurrences
芳fāng
0.367414 co-occurrences
瓣bàn
0.36298 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

菊字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

jú zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "菊" has different usages in different contexts.

少数派Aug 2026

最后我们来到了查干宝恩本村的草原雪菊基地,去年才建好的厂,村支书直接持股合作。

zuì hòu wǒ men lái dào le chá gān bǎo ēn běn cūn de cǎo yuán xuě jú jī dì , qù nián cái jiàn hǎo de hǎn , cūn zhī shū zhí jiē chí gǔ gě zuò .

Finally, we arrived at the snow chrysanthemum farm on the grasslands in the village of Chagan Baoen. The factory was completed just last year, and the village party secretary holds a direct stake in the business.

中国新闻网·生活Aug 2026

功效:菊花可以清解初秋余热、清肝明目;麦冬滋阴润燥、缓解咽喉干痒。

gōng xiào : jú huā kě yǐ qīng jiě chū qiū yú rè , qīng gān míng mù ; mài dōng zī yīn rùn zào , huǎn jiě yān hóu gān yǎng .

Benefits: Chrysanthemum helps dispel the lingering heat of early autumn, clear the liver, and improve eyesight; Ophiopogon nourishes yin, moistens dryness, and relieves a dry, itchy throat.

少数派Jul 2026

这天,在昔日学生菊的安排下,鬼冢来到了一所新的学校任职。

zhè tiān , zài xī rì xué shēng jú de ān pái xià , guǐ 冢 lái dào le yī suǒ xīn de xué jiào rèn zhí .

That day, thanks to the arrangements made by his former student, Ju, Onizuka took up a position at a new school.

東方日報Mar 2026

菊梓乔性感晒线 讲明唔怕出滤镜片

jú 梓 qiáo xìng gǎn shài xiàn jiǎng míng 唔 pà chū lǜ jìng piàn

Juzhiqiao Shows Off Her Toned Abs, Saying She’s Not Afraid to Go Filter-Free

StheadlineMar 2026

菊梓乔罕晒胸前春光发展“低胸经济”?女人四...

jú 梓 qiáo hǎn shài xiōng qián chūn guāng fā zhǎn dī xiōng jīng jì ? nǚ rén sì . . .

Ju Ziqiao Rarely Shows Off Her Cleavage—Is She Capitalizing on the "Low-Cut Trend"? Women's Four...

Tatoeba

那里有许多雏菊围绕着钢铁大厦。

Nàli yǒu xǔduō chújú wéirào zhe gāngtiě dàshà.

There are daisies around the steel building.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (flower) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced jú

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 菊 (jú) mean in Chinese?
菊 (jú) primarily means "(bound form) chrysanthemum." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #2423 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 菊 and 麴?
菊 (jú) and 麴 (qū) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 艹 vs 麦 (same 匊 component).
How many strokes does 菊 have?
菊 is written with 11 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 菊?
The radical associated with 菊 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 菊?
菊 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 匊 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹匊 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 菊?
Common words with 菊 include: 菊花 (jú huā, "chrysanthemum"); 雏菊 (chú jú, "daisy"); 菊苣 (jú jù, "chicory"); 菊池 (jú chí, "Kikuchi (Japanese surname and place name)"); 菊花茶 (jú huā chá, "chrysanthemum tea"). There are over 35 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 菊 (jú)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jú: 据 (according to), 具 (tool), 局 (narrow), 举 (to lift), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 菊 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 菊 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.