The character 俱 — “all”: how to write it and what it means

俱
jù

all, together

10 strokes · HSK 6

The Chinese character 俱 is read jù and means “all, together”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.

Stroke order: how to write 俱

俱 has 10 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.

To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 俱, with strokes to trace and empty squares.

What 俱 is made of

On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 具 jù hints at the reading. In 俱乐部 it renders the sound of the English word club.

The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.

Words with 俱

Frequently asked questions

How do you write the character 俱?

俱 has 10 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.

What does 俱 mean?

俱 means “all, together”. It appears in 俱乐部 (“club”).

How do you pronounce 俱?

俱 is read jù. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.

How many strokes does 俱 have?

10 strokes.

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More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.

Write 俱 yourself

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