jiù

just

Original meaning: 

high place

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "achieve".

Components
京 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīng

  

capital city

尤 sound component

  Sound component

yóu

  

especially

Evolution

就 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
就 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
就 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
就 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
就 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiù

just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near; at once; right away; only; just (emphasis); as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; as many as; even if; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; to suffer; subjected to; to accomplish; to take advantage of; to go with (of foods); with regard to; concerning

Most common words with 就
Freq.
Word
Meaning

at once

就是

precisely

就要

will

就业

to get a job

就算

even if

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)