Phonosemantic compound. 雈 represents the meaning and 臼 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of owl". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
旧
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
旧
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
旧
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
旧
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
旧
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
旧
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
旧
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
旧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
旧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
旧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
旧 / 舊 [jiù]
old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
Japanese
prefix
- old; former; ex-
noun
- the old; old things; old customs
- old times; bygone days
- Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (128)
依旧 [yījiù] #6,261
as before
旧金山 [Jiùjīnshān] #4,123
San Francisco, California
仍旧 [réngjiù] #5,658
still (remaining)
怀旧 [huáijiù] #10,769
to feel nostalgic
陈旧 [chénjiù] #15,282
old-fashioned
破旧 [pòjiù] #14,149
shabby
废旧 [fèijiù] #28,957
worn out
旧事 [jiùshì] #13,398
old affair
叙旧 [xùjiù] #14,072
to reminisce
旧货 [jiùhuò] #16,585
second-hand goods
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)