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就

就 U+5C31, 就
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C31
← 尰
[U+5C30] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 尲 →
[U+5C32]

Translingual

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Stroke order
 
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Han character

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就 (Kangxi radical 43, 尢+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜火戈大山 (YFIKU), four-corner 03914, composition ⿰京尤)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 299, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7599
  • Dae Jaweon: page 594, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 555, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+5C31

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
 就
alternative forms 𫢁
𡬱
𡰜

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 就
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
         
 
b08325
 
b08326
 
b08327
 
b08328
 
b08329
 
b08330
 
b08331
 
s03836
Transcribed ancient scripts
References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (就) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
僦 *ʔsuɡs
就 *zuɡs
鷲 *zuɡs
殧 *zuɡs, *ʔsuɡ, *sʰuɡ
噈 *ʔsuɡ
蹴 *ʔsuɡ, *sʰuɡ

Originally 𫢁, ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 享 + 京, a temple and a tower – meaning "to sacrifice at a high place". During the Warring States period, 享 was omitted. In seal script, 尤 (“especially; even more”) is added to the right, signifying "high; to go to a higher place".

Etymology 1

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Cognate with 造 (OC *skʰuːɡs, “to proceed to”) (Wang, 1982).

Pronunciation

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Note: a6 - reduced form in colloquial speech.
Note: chiū - literary (“to approach, to undertake, to comply, with regard to”).
Note:
  • 6jieu (Shanghai) - Often considered a "New period" reading, more common in speakers experiencing the /ʑ/ > /dʑ/ shift;
  • 6jieu (Jiaxing, Haining) - literary reading;
  • 2jieu (Chongming) - literary reading.
    Rime
    Character 就
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 從 (15)
    Final (韻) 尤 (136)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 疾僦切
    Baxter dzjuwH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/d͡zɨuH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/d͡ziuH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/d͡ziəuH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/d͡zuwH/
    Li
    Rong         		/d͡ziuH/
    Wang
    Li         		/d͡zĭəuH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/d͡zʱi̯ə̯uH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		jiù
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zau6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 就
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		jiù
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ dzjuwH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[dz]u[k]-s/
    English go to

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 就
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 6994
    Phonetic
    component         		就
    Rime
    group         		奧
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		就
    Old
    Chinese         		/*zuɡs/
    Notes 秦簡漢帛右皆從又，
    下加點劃，此表京已築就    。決非尤聲

    Definitions

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    就

    1. to approach; to move towards
    2. to reach; to arrive at
    3. to undertake; to engage in
      就業／就业  ―  jiùyè  ―  to get a job; employment
    4. to succeed; to complete
    5. to comply; to follow; to accept
    6. to suffer; to be subjected to
    7. (of food) to go with
    8. with regard to; concerning
    9. even if; even though
    10. at once; right away
      我馬上就來。／我马上就来。  ―  Wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.  ―  I'll come right away.
    11. (Cantonese) almost; soon
    12. (used for emphasis) exactly; precisely; just
      這就對了！／这就对了！  ―  Zhè jiù duì le!  ―  That's just it!
      他就住在街對面。 [MSC, trad.]
      他就住在街对面。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā jiù zhù zài jiē duìmiàn. [Pinyin]
      He lives just across the street.
    13. only; merely; just
      我就認識一個中國人。 [MSC, trad.]
      我就认识一个中国人。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ jiù rènshí yī ge zhōngguó rén. [Pinyin]
      I only know one Chinese person.
      房間裡就一張床，一張桌子。 [MSC, trad.]
      房间里就一张床，一张桌子。 [MSC, simp.]
      Fángjiān lǐ jiù yī zhāng chuáng, yī zhāng zhuōzǐ. [Pinyin]
      There's only one bed and one table in the room.
      我工資就五千塊，他買件衣服就一萬塊。人和人的差距真是太大了。 [MSC, trad.]
      我工资就五千块，他买件衣服就一万块。人和人的差距真是太大了。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ gōngzī jiù wǔ qiān kuài, tā mǎi jiàn yīfú jiù yī wàn kuài. Rén hé rén de chājù zhēn shì tài dà le. [Pinyin]
      My salary is only five thousand yuan, and he buys clothes that are as much as ten thousand yuan. The disparity between people truly is too large.
      Synonym: 只
    14. then
      我做完就會告訴你。 [MSC, trad.]
      我做完就会告诉你。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ zuòwán jiù huì gàosù nǐ. [Pinyin]
      I will tell you when I have finished.
      沒有共產黨就沒有新中國。 [MSC, trad.]
      没有共产党就没有新中国。 [MSC, simp.]
      Méiyǒu gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu xīn zhōngguó. [Pinyin]
      [If] there were no Communist Party, [then] there would be no new China
    15. (used to express earliness) as early as; as soon as
      我一大早就起床。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
      Wǒ yīdàzǎo jiù qǐchuáng. [Pinyin]
      I'm up with the sun.
    16. as many as; as much as
    17. Used between two identical words to express indifference or resignation.
      去就去，反正在家也沒事。 [MSC, trad.]
      去就去，反正在家也没事。 [MSC, simp.]
      Qù jiù qù, fǎnzhèng zài jiā yě méi shì. [Pinyin]
      If you want to go, then go. Besides, there's nothing happening at home.
    18. Alternative form of 鷲／鹫 (jiù)
    Synonyms
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    • (to approach):
    • (to reach):
    • (to go with): 搭配 (dāpèi)
    • (with regard to):
    • (even if):
    • (to complete):

    Compounds

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    See also

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    Etymology 2

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    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

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    就

    1. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 著 (“to need to; exactly; already; even; as soon as”)

    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    就

    (Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

    1. concerning
    2. take position

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    Hanja

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    就 • (chwi) (hangeul 취)

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    就: Hán Nôm readings: tựu

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