拒

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to resist; to repel; to refuse

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,218 U+62D2

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 巨 (phonetic, jù)

components: 扌巨

refuse · Heisig RSH #2684

fingers + giant

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巨

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巨 (jù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
巨 sound component	jù	large, huge, gigantic; chief
柜	guì	cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter
距	jù	distance, gap
矩	jǔ	carpenter's square, ruler, rule
炬	jù	torch
苣	jù	a kind of lettuce
钜	jù	steel, iron; great
讵	jù	an interjection of surprise

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
前门拒虎，后门进狼	qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng	to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig.…
拒之门外	jù zhī mén wài	to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
来者不拒	lái zhě bù jù	to refuse nobody (idiom); all comers welcome
十动然拒	shí dòng rán jù	to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)
拒不接受	jù bù jiē shòu	refusing to accept
不可抗拒	bù kě kàng jù	act of God; force majeure (law); irresistible (idiom)
拒绝服务攻击	jù jué fú wù gōng jī	(computing) denial-of-service attack (DDOS)
拒腐防变	jù fǔ fáng biàn	to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
拒马	jù mǎ	cheval de frise (a type of barrier)
深闭固拒	shēn bì gù jù	deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate; stubborn and perverse
拒保	jù bǎo	to refuse to insure; to exclude from insurance coverage
拒收	jù shōu	to reject; to refuse to accept
拒接	jù jiē	to reject; to refuse to take a call
拒绝	jù jué	to refuse; to decline; to reject
拒载	jù zài	to refuse to take a passenger (of taxi)
抗拒	kàng jù	to resist; to defy; to oppose
拒付	jù fù	to refuse to accept a payment; to refuse to pay; to stop (a check or payment)
拒签	jù qiān	to refuse (a visa application etc)
拒捕	jù bǔ	to resist arrest
抵拒	dǐ jù	to resist; to stand up to