厥 (jué): to faint, to lose consciousness

厥 (jué) is a Chinese character meaning “to faint.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 厂 (cliff). It ranks #3432 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 厂 cliff12 strokesFrequency #3432

Definitions

  1. to faint
  2. to lose consciousness

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
昏厥hūn juéto faint
晕厥yūn juéto faint
大放厥词dà fàng jué cíto prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
惊厥jīng juéto faint from fear
东突厥斯坦解放组织dōng tū jué sī tǎn jiě fàng zǔ zhīEast Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group
东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动dōng tū jué sī tǎn yī sī lán yùn dòngEast Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
东突厥斯坦dōng tū jué sī tǎnEast Turkestan
突厥斯坦tū jué sī tǎnTurkestan
厥功至伟jué gōng zhì wěi(idiom) to have made significant contributions to a project or cause
突厥tū juéTurkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent
10
Total compounds
10
As first character
40
As last character
50
As middle character

厥 appears in 10 compound words: 10 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

厥功至伟juégōngzhìwěiHSK 5+

to have made significant contributions to a project or cause

phrase
突厥斯坦TūjuésītǎnHSK 7+

Turkestan (a historic region of Asia); Turkestan (a city in Turkistan, Kazakhstan)

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解厥字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě jué zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "厥" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

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游客玩蹦极因恐高半空中晕厥,园方回应:身体无碍,后面继续游玩

yóu kè wán bèng jí yīn kǒng gāo bàn kōng zhōng yūn jué , yuán fāng huí yīng : shēn tǐ wú ài , hòu miàn jì xù yóu wán

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 厥 (jué) mean in Chinese?
厥 (jué) primarily means "to faint." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3432 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 厥 and 赢?
厥 (jué) and 赢 (yíng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 厥 (lose) vs 赢 (win).
How many strokes does 厥 have?
厥 is written with 12 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 厥?
The radical associated with 厥 is 厂 (cliff). This radical appears in many characters related to cliff.
What are common words containing 厥?
Common words with 厥 include: 昏厥 (hūn jué, "to faint"); 晕厥 (yūn jué, "to faint"); 大放厥词 (dà fàng jué cí, "to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)"); 惊厥 (jīng jué, "to faint from fear"); 东突厥斯坦解放组织 (dōng tū jué sī tǎn jiě fàng zǔ zhī, "East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
Is 厥 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 厥 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.