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舊 = 萑 + 臼

舊 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “old”. It is built from 萑 (grass used for making mats) and 臼 (mortar). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
old
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jiù
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
old, ancient, древний, старый, ancient

Decomposition

ids

  1. 萑 grass used for making mats
  2. 臼 mortar

Characters that contain 舊

How to find 舊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass used for making mats” + “mortar”. 舊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 舊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.