久 meaning and pronunciation

久
Simplified/traditional character

久 English definition

jiǔ
  • (long) time
  • (long) duration of time

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 〩 : numeral 9 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5];
  • 乆 : archaic variant of 久[jiu3];
  • 九 : nine; 9;
  • 乣 : archaic variant of 糺[jiu3];
  • 灸 : moxibustion (TCM);
  • 玖 : black jade; nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral);
  • 糺 : army (used during the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties);
  • 酒 : wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1];
  • 韭 : leek;

Sentences examples with 久

  • 这个问题我想了很久才明白。
    Zhège wèntí wǒ xiǎngle hěnjiǔ cái míngbái.
  • 非常抱歉，让您等了这么久。
    Fēicháng bàoqiàn, ràng nín děngle zhème jiǔ.
  • 尽管我认识他很久了，但是并不了解。
    Jǐnguǎn wǒ rènshí tā hěnjiǔle, dànshì bìng bùliǎojiě.

Words containing 久, by HSK level

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