旧

jiù

j+iù·4th tone

old · opposite: new 新

Radical: 日 Strokes: 5 HSK 3

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

日明时星景易春暴显是智普

Same radical

日明时星景易春暴显是智普暗昏昌

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Character Decomposition

旧=丨+日

Etymology

Older than 丨 the sun 日

Meanings

old

opposite: new 新

former

worn (with age)

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Words with 旧 324 total

old traces · signs from the past旧迹jiù jì notable former families旧家jiù jiā the Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教, as opposed to Protestantism 新教旧教Jiù jiào old calendar · the Chinese lunar calendar · same as nóng lì旧历jiù lì old dreams旧梦jiù mèng former name旧名jiù míng in the past · formerly旧前jiù qián old affection旧情jiù qíng old verse · poetry in the old style旧诗jiù shī in former times · the olden days旧时jiù shí former acquaintance · old friend旧识jiù shí old affair · former matter旧事jiù shì former custom; old ways旧俗jiù sú

Idioms with 旧 79 total Chain

do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget不念旧恶bù niàn jiù è to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate除旧布新chú jiù bù xīn to replace the old with new (idiom)除旧更新chú jiù gēng xīn

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