俱 (jù): (literary) all, both, entirely, without exception, (literary) to be together, (literary) to be alike
俱 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) all.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 具 (phonetic). It ranks #1887 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 俱 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- (literary) all
- both
- entirely
- without exception
- (literary) to be together
- (literary) to be alike
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 俱
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面面俱到 | miàn miàn jù dào | (idiom) take care of everything |
| 与日俱增 | yǔ rì jù zēng | to increase steadily |
| 两败俱伤 | liǎng bài jù shāng | both sides suffer (idiom) |
| 俱全 | jù quán | to have all of the elements mentioned (features, qualities, items etc) |
| 万籁俱寂 | wàn lài jù jì | (idiom) dead silent |
| 一应俱全 | yī yīng jù quán | with everything needed available |
| 万念俱灰 | wàn niàn jù huī | every hope turns to dust (idiom) |
| 声泪俱下 | shēng lèi jù xià | to shed tears while recounting sth |
| 与生俱来 | yǔ shēng jù lái | inherent |
| 与时俱进 | yǔ shí jù jìn | abreast of modern developments |
| 与日俱进 | yǔ rì jù jìn | every day sees new developments (idiom) |
| 高空俱乐部 | gāo kōng jù lè bù | Mile High Club |
| 国际米兰足球俱乐部 | guó jì mǐ lán zú qiú jù lè bù | FC Internazionale Milano (football club) |
| 五味俱全 | wǔ wèi jù quán | a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom) |
| 色香味俱全 | sè xiāng wèi jù quán | to smell, look and taste great |
俱 appears in 30 compound words: 13 as the first character, 3 as the last, and 83 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 俱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
all neglected tasks are being undertaken; all that was left undone is now being undertaken
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 俱.
Example Sentences
他俱品很好，在村里很受尊敬。
tā jù pǐn hěn hǎo , zài cūn lǐ hěn shòu zūn jìng .
He is of excellent character and is highly respected in the village.
清明祭祖“与时俱进” 陆纸扎“AI机器人”烧给祖先用
qīng míng jì zǔ yǔ shí jù jìn lù zhǐ zhā A I jī qì rén shāo gěi zǔ xiān yòng
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xiè guó chéng bēi shǎo bàng tái dōng hóng xié lín 劭 tóu dǎ jù jiā zǒng jiào liàn yù sì pāi zǐ
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荃 jǐn gōng lù liǎng diàn dān chē yíng tóu hàn zhuàng liǎng tiě qí shì jù shāng sòng yuàn
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他触犯会规，被踢出了俱乐部。
Tā chùfàn huì guī, bèi tī chū le jùlèbù.
He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.
加入我们的俱乐部吗？
Jiārù wǒmen de jùlèbù ma?
Will you join our club?
您隶属哪家俱乐部吗？
Nín lìshǔ nǎ jiājù lè bù ma?
Do you belong to any clubs?
我是网球俱乐部的会员。
Wǒ shì wǎngqiú jùlèbù de huìyuán.
I belong to a tennis club.
Character Family
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