沮 jǔ to stop
to stop; to prevent; dejected
How to remember 沮: 氵 water + 且 moreover = to stop. When the water pipe bursts, Dad pushes the heavy bookcase across the doorway and, moreover, piles up towels, hoping to stop the flood reaching the living room.
Component breakdown
沮 = 氵 water + 且 moreover
- 氵 water
- 且 moreover
When the water pipe bursts, Dad pushes the heavy bookcase across the doorway and, moreover, piles up towels, hoping to stop the flood reaching the living room.
How it is used
- Occurs in 沮丧 (jǔsàng): dejected, downcast, low-spirited - 神情沮丧 (shénqíng jǔsàng) a crestfallen look, 感到沮丧 (gǎndào jǔsàng) to feel discouraged.
- Note the reading jǔ, not zǔ. Describes a mood of disappointed deflation.