局 jú office
office; bureau; game; situation
How to remember 局: 尸 corpse + 𠃌 blade + 口 mouth = office. Beside the corpse the detective finds a blade and a note in its mouth, and rushes them back to the office.
Component breakdown
局 = 尸 corpse + 𠃌 blade + 口 mouth
- 尸 corpse
- 𠃌 blade
- 口 mouth
Beside the corpse the detective finds a blade and a note in its mouth, and rushes them back to the office.
How it is used
- Noun for a government office/bureau: 邮局 (yóujú, post office), 公安局 (gōng'ānjú, police bureau).
- Separately means "situation, state of affairs": 大局 (dàjú, the overall situation), 局面 (júmiàn, aspect/phase of a situation).
- Also a measure word for a round of a game: 一局棋 (yì jú qí, a game of chess), 下一局 (xià yī jú, play another round).
Words with 局
- 邮局yóujúpost officeHSK 5
- 局限júxiànto limitHSK 6
- 局面júmiànaspectHSK 6
- 全局quánjúoverall situationHSK 7
- 出局chūjúto be put out (in baseball)HSK 7
- 大局dàjúoverall situationHSK 7
- 局部júbùpartHSK 7
- 格局géjústructureHSK 7
- 结局jiéjúconclusionHSK 7
- 顾全大局gùquán-dàjúto take the big picture into considerationHSK 7
- 僵局jiāngjúimpasseHSK 8
- 局势júshìsituationHSK 8
- 布局bùjúarrangementHSK 8
Example sentences
- 我去邮局寄信。 Wǒ qù yóujú jìxìn.I'm going to the post office to mail a letter.
- 邮局就在正前方。 Yóujú jiù zài zhèng qiánfāng.The post office is right in front.