久
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(of a period of time) long
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 +2
- Structure
- Overlaid 叠加
- Traditional
- 久
- Common rank
- #960
- Unicode
- U+4E45
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 久 is formed
Components 勹
? unknown part
How to remember it
long time · Heisig RSH #839
bound up + 人 person
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 久
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地久天长 | see 天長地久|天长地久[tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3] | |
| 天长地久 | enduring while the world lasts (idiom); eternal | |
| 大久保利通 | Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician | |
| 天长日久 | after a long time (idiom) | |
| 日久生情 | familiarity breeds fondness (idiom) | |
| 长治久安 | long-term peace and stability (of governments) | |
| 长生久视 | (idiom) to live forever and never grow old | |
| 好久不见 | long time no see | |
| 长久以来 | for a long time now; long since | |
| 不久前 | not long ago | |
| 前不久 | not long ago; not long before | |
| 久治县 | Jigzhi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zh… | |
| 路遥知马力，日久见人心 | just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true he… | |
| 年之久 | period of ... years | |
| 大久保 | Japanese surname and place name Ōkubo | |
| 经久不息 | (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc) | |
| 久闻大名 | your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) | |
| 久病成医 | (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor | |
| 永久和平 | lasting peace; enduring peace | |
| 年久失修 | old and in a state of disrepair (idiom); dilapidated |
Sound family
These characters use 久 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 久 sound part | long ago; a long time | |
| 灸 | to cauterize; moxibustion | |
| 疚 | chronic disease; guilt, remorse; sorrow | |
| 玖 | black jade; nine (bankers' anti-fraud numeral) |