咎 (jiù) — to blame, to censure, to find fault with
Definition
Formal, written-style verb for 'to blame' (often as 自咎 or 归咎, assigning fault). Much more literary than everyday 怪/埋怨, and rarer at HSK 7.
verb
to blameto censureto find fault with
Examples
- 。Bú yào bǎ zé rèn guī jiù yú bié rén.Don't put the blame on others.
- 咎。Tā duì zì jǐ fàn de cuò wù shēn gǎn zì jiù.He deeply blamed himself for the mistake he made.
- 。Zhè jiàn shì bù néng quán guī jiù yú tā yí gè rén.This matter cannot be entirely blamed on him alone.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 夊夊suīfoot
- 人人rénperson
The old form paired 人 (person) with 夊 (foot); 口 (mouth) was later added to make 咎.
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