jiù

old; opposite: new xīn; former

Character data

Radical ⾅ (134.12)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 舊

Word Meaning
former acquaintance; old friend
old look; former appearance
second-hand goods; used items for sale
sale of second-hand goods; flea market
old system; former rules
fig. old scores to settle; old grudge; old quarrels
old traces; signs from the past
second-hand car market; used bike market
place one has previously visited; old haunts
one's former subordinates
old capital
San Francisco, California
old friends
old form of writing; piece in the old style
poetry in the old style
relatives and old friends
to reminisce
usher out the old, greet the new
to make friends again; to renew old cordial relations
to raise the same old topic again; to hark back
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
to revisit; to return to a previously visited spot
to revive old dreams (idiom); to relive past experiences
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
to discard the old and bring in the new