究

jiū

j+iū·1st tone

after all · to investigate

Radical: 穴 Strokes: 7

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Most common

Same radical

空穷突窝穴窜窗窃窥穿窟窍

Same radical

空穷突窝穴窜窗窃窥穿窟窍穹窘窑

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Character Decomposition

究=穴+九

Etymology

cave

Meanings

after all

to investigate

to study carefully

Taiwan pr. jiù

jiū

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Words with 究 157 total

to follow up a study · to investigate查究chá jiū to pay particular attention to · carefully selected for quality · tastefully chosen讲究jiǎng jiu to investigate and deal with究办jiū bàn to investigate · to check and research · exquisite考究kǎo jiū

Idioms with 究 11 total Chain

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth盘根究底pán gēn jiū dǐ get to the bottom of things · inquire deeply into · investigate (or probe) to the bottom · sift a matter to the bottom寻根究底xún gēn jiū dǐ to get to the heart of the matter追根究底zhuī gēn jiū dǐ

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