久
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(of a period of time) long
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #960 U+4E45
How 久 is formed
components: 勹
? unknown part
How to remember it
long time · Heisig RSH #839
bound up + 人 person
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 久 as their sound component
These characters all use 久 (jiǔ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 久 sound component | jiǔ | long ago; a long time |
| 灸 | jiǔ | to cauterize; moxibustion |
| 疚 | jiù | chronic disease; guilt, remorse; sorrow |
| 玖 | jiǔ | black jade; nine (bankers' anti-fraud numeral) |
Words containing 久
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地久天长 | dì jiǔ tiān cháng | see 天長地久|天长地久[tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3] |
| 天长地久 | tiān cháng dì jiǔ | enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal |
| 大久保利通 | Dà jiǔ bǎo Lì tōng | Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician |
| 天长日久 | tiān cháng rì jiǔ | after a long time (idiom) |
| 日久生情 | rì jiǔ shēng qíng | familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) |
| 长治久安 | cháng zhì jiǔ ān | long-term peace and stability (of governments) |
| 长生久视 | cháng shēng jiǔ shì | (idiom) to live forever and never grow old |
| 好久不见 | hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn | long time no see |
| 长久以来 | cháng jiǔ yǐ lái | for a long time now; long since |
| 不久前 | bù jiǔ qián | not long ago |
| 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | not long ago; not long before |
| 久治县 | Jiǔ zhì Xiàn | Jigzhi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zh… |
| 路遥知马力，日久见人心 | lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn | just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true he… |
| 年之久 | nián zhī jiǔ | period of ... years |
| 大久保 | Dà jiǔ bǎo | Japanese surname and place name Ōkubo |
| 经久不息 | jīng jiǔ bù xī | (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc) |
| 久闻大名 | jiǔ wén dà míng | your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) |
| 久病成医 | jiǔ bìng chéng yī | (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor |
| 永久和平 | yǒng jiǔ hé píng | lasting peace; enduring peace |
| 年久失修 | nián jiǔ shī xiū | old and in a state of disrepair (idiom); dilapidated |