jiù

old

Simplified form of . Derived from the cursive form of the sound component .

Components
臼 sound,simplified component

  Sound Simplified component

jiù

  

mortar

Evolution

旧 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
旧 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
旧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
旧 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
旧 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jiù

old, ancient; former, past; old; opposite: new ; former; worn (with age)

Most common words with 旧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

old

依旧

as before

旧金山

San Francisco, California

仍旧

yet

怀旧

nostalgia