臼 · jiù

Indice visuel

A rice mortar or wide-mouthed bowl: two vertical sides and a bottom horizontal like a stone mortar.

Usage

Suggests a mortar, a hollow vessel, or a concave container.

Notes d'apprentissage

Mortar radical. Found in 舀 (to scoop), 臼 (mortar), 鼻 (nose).

• 凵: 臼 is wide with symmetric sides; 凵 is narrower and only open at the top.