臼 (jiù) — mortar (tool for pounding rice or grain); (in compound words) molar tooth; (in compound words) joint (of bones), socket
Definition
臼 (jiù) is a mortar for pounding grain, used with a pestle (杵). In anatomy it appears only in compounds like 臼齿 (molar) and 脱臼 (dislocated joint), never on its own.
noun
mortar (tool for pounding rice or grain)(in compound words) molar tooth(in compound words) joint (of bones)socket
Easily confused
- 就jiùsound-alike(after conditional clause) then; in that case
- 救jiùsound-aliketo save, to rescue
- 旧jiùsound-alike(of objects) old, used, worn (not new)
- 舅jiùsound-alikemother's brother, maternal uncle
- 咎jiùsound-aliketo blame, to censure, to find fault with
- 厩jiùsound-alikestable; cattle shed; pen (for livestock)
Examples
- 臼舂。Gǔ dài rén yòng jiù hé chǔ lái chōng mǐ.Ancient people used a mortar and pestle to pound rice.
- ，。Tā de jiù chǐ zhù le yí gè dòng, xū yào bǔ yá.He has a cavity in his molar that needs filling.
- ，。Tā dǎ lán qiú shí jiān bǎng tuō jiù le, téng dé dòng bù liǎo.He dislocated his shoulder playing basketball and couldn't move from the pain.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
臼 pictures a mortar, a bowl-like vessel used for pounding.
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