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咒

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incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb

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Strokes
8
Radical
口 +5
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
咒
Common rank
#2,891
Unicode
U+5492

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Formation & memory

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How 咒 is formed

Components 口 ×2 几

How to remember it

curse · Heisig RSH #1592

chatterbox + wind

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 咒

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
大悲咒 Dà bēi zhòu the Great Compassion Mantra
咒文 zhòu wén incantation; spell; to curse
咒语 zhòu yǔ incantation; spell; enchantment; curse
赌咒发誓 dǔ zhòu fā shì to vow
念咒 niàn zhòu to chant a magic spell; to recite incantations
紧箍咒 jǐn gū zhòu the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]); a spell or incantation for controlli…
魔咒 mó zhòu (magical) spell; curse
符咒 fú zhòu charm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing)
咒骂 zhòu mà to damn; to curse; to revile
赌咒 dǔ zhòu to swear to God; to cross one's heart
咒诅 zhòu zǔ to curse; to revile
诅咒 zǔ zhòu to curse