沮 (jǔ): to destroy, to stop
沮 (jǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to destroy.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 且 (phonetic). It ranks #2680 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 沮 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to destroy
- to stop
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
沮 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 沮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
孩子们喜欢在清澈的沮边玩耍,捉小鱼小虾。
hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng 澈 de jǔ biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .
Children love to play by the clear riverbank, catching little fish and shrimp.
先别沮丧!外媒三面向分析 金价未来走势
xiān bié jǔ sāng ! wài méi sān miàn xiàng fēn xī jīn jià wèi lái zǒu shì
全美机场安检口大排长龙 愤怒与沮丧交织的旅客自嘲“好比牛群”
quán měi jī chǎng ān jiǎn kǒu dà pái cháng lóng fèn nù yǔ jǔ sāng jiāo zhī de lǚ kè zì cháo hǎo bǐ niú qún
Long lines at airport security checkpoints across the U.S. have left travelers feeling a mix of anger and frustration, with some joking that they feel "like a herd of cattle."
博彩新规令SJ卡牌室和市府沮丧
bó cǎi xīn guī lìng S J kǎ pái shì hé shì fǔ jǔ sāng
The new gaming regulations have frustrated SJ card rooms and the city government
我为小事情觉得沮丧。
Wǒ wèi xiǎoshì qíng juéde jǔsàng.
I get depressed by the slightest things.
某天晚上,他又累又沮丧地回到了家。
Mǒu tiān wǎnshang, tā yòu lèi yòu jǔsàng de huídào le jiā.
One night he came home very tired and sad.
当我发现我没通过测验时我实在是太沮丧了。
Dāng wǒ fāxiàn wǒ méi tōngguò cèyàn shí wǒ shízài shì tài jǔsàng le.
I was really disappointed when I found out that I hadn't passed the exam.
这让我感到沮丧。
Zhè ràng wǒ gǎndào jǔsàng.
It makes me feel sad.
Character Family
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