究 (jiū) — bound morpheme meaning 'to investigate, to study' (used in 研究, 追究, etc.); bound morpheme meaning 'after all, actually' (used in 究竟)
Definition
究 is a bound morpheme: in 研究 and 追究 it means 'to investigate / get to the bottom of'; in 究竟 it shifts to a written 'after all, actually' meaning. It never stands alone — always attach it to another character.
bound form
bound morpheme meaning 'to investigateto study' (used in 研究, 追究, etc.)bound morpheme meaning 'after allactually' (used in 究竟)
Examples
- 。Wǒ huì zǐ xì yán jiū zhè ge wèn tí.I will carefully study this problem.
- ？jiū Jìng fā shēng le shén me?What actually happened?
- 。Zhè jiàn shì bì xū zhuī jiū dào dǐ.This matter must be thoroughly investigated.
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