06276 Chinese character of 鬮 and pronounce gau1

The Chinese character【鬮】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes action or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Draw or choose.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【鬮】:jiū

Cantonese Jyutping of 【鬮】:gau1

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【鬮】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【鬮】, for example:Describing an action or culture , It means mainly drawing lots or choosing.Given the broad and profound nature of Chinese characters, some nuances and precise usages may not be entirely captured in this space.

【鬮】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【抽鬮、鬮籤】(Mandarin Pinyin:chōu jiū 、jiū qiān/ Cantonese Jyutping:cau1 gau1 、gau1 cim1)

It takes 26 strokes to write this character,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


他通過抽鬮決定了比賽順序。

He decided the order of the games by drawing lots.


I hope you find delight in the richness of the Chinese language and learn new things here. Take your time going through the materials provided.