拒 (jù) — (bound form) to refuse; to reject; to resist
Definition
拒 (jù) is a bound combining form meaning 'to refuse or reject' — it only appears in two-character words like 拒绝, not on its own. Don't confuse the spelling: it's 拒 (jù), not 据 (jù, 'according to').
bound form
to refuseto rejectto resist
Examples
- 。Tā jù jué le wǒ de hǎo yì.He refused my goodwill.
- 拒。Tā jù bù jiē shòu yuán zhù.She refused to accept aid.
- 。Hǎi guān jù shōu le nà pī wù pǐn.Customs rejected that batch of items.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
拒 pairs 扌 (hand) with 巨, a part that gives the sound.
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