钜 meaning and stroke order

jù

Steel, iron; great

Strokes9
Pinyinjù
ToneTone 4

How to write 钜, 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 钜

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

jùfourth tone (falling)
  1. (literary) hard iron
  2. (literary) hook; barb
  3. used in personal names and place names
  4. variant of 巨[ju4]

How 钜 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.

钅 gives the meaning and 巨 hints at the sound.

Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.

Questions about 钜

How many strokes are in 钜?

钜 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 钜 mean?

钜 (jù) means steel, iron; great.

How do you pronounce 钜?

钜 is pronounced jù, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 钜?

The radical of 钜 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 钜 under this radical.

What is the traditional form of 钜?

The traditional form of 钜 is 鉅. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 钜 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.