柩 meaning and stroke order
Bier, coffin
How to write 柩, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 柩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bier
How 柩 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A wooden 木 coffin 匛; 匛 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 柩
The tree 木 on the left tells you it is made of wood, and 匛 on the right means coffin and also gives the sound jiù. A wooden coffin is a 柩 (jiù).
柩 is formal and almost always appears in compounds about funerals, most often 灵柩 (língjiù), a coffin with a body in it. Example: 灵柩被送回了故乡。(Língjiù bèi sòng huí le gùxiāng.) The coffin was brought back to his hometown.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 柩 with 棺 (guān). 棺材 (guāncai) is the everyday word for a coffin, while 柩 usually means a coffin that already holds a body and sounds formal. Also note the right side is 匛 (a box shape holding 久), so do not write it as 区.
Questions about 柩
How many strokes are in 柩?
柩 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 柩 mean?
柩 (jiù) means bier, coffin.
How do you pronounce 柩?
柩 is pronounced jiù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 柩?
The radical of 柩 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 柩 under this radical.
What is the difference between 灵柩 and 棺材?
棺材 (guāncai) is the common word for any coffin, even an empty one. 灵柩 (língjiù) refers to a coffin containing the deceased and is used in formal or written contexts, such as news reports of state funerals.
Can 柩 be used on its own as a word?
Rarely in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in set phrases like 灵柩 (língjiù) or 扶柩 (fújiù, to escort a coffin), so learn it through those compounds.