jiù

old; opposite: new xīn; former

HSK 3 #915

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 915th character
Radical ⽇ (72.1)
Strokes 5
Index # 232
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

旧 jiù
  1. 1. old
  2. 2. opposite: new xīn
  3. 3. former
  4. 4. worn (with age)

Stroke order

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Words containing 旧

Word Meaning
still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
still; as before
old-fashioned
San Francisco, California
to feel nostalgic; nostalgia
former matter; old affair
to talk about former times; to reminisce
shabby
second-hand goods; used items for sale
as before; as in the past
Old Testament; former agreement; former contract
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
conservative; reactionary
Gejiu, city in Yunnan, China
old affection
old style
former times; olden days
old court case; long-standing legal dispute
fig. old scores to settle; old grudge; old quarrels
in former times; the olden days
second-hand book; old book; ancient book
worn out; old-fashioned and dilapidated
archaic
old property (esp. inherited from former generation)
old illness; former affliction
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