05226 Chinese character of 柩 and pronounce gau6

The Chinese character【柩】is used to describe objects or rituals, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Coffin or funeral.

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

Mandarin Pinyin of 【柩】:jiù

Cantonese Jyutping of 【柩】:gau6

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【柩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【柩】, for example:Describing an object or ritual , It mainly means coffin or funeral..The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【柩】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【棺柩、靈柩】(Mandarin Pinyin:guān jiù 、líng jiù/ Cantonese Jyutping:gun1 gau6 、ling4 gau6)

Writing this character requires 9 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here’s an example showing how this character can be effectively used.:


他們在晏然的午後談天喝茶。

They chatted and drank tea in the quiet afternoon.


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