jū
鞠 (jū) is a Chinese word meaning “to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear”.
Meanings
- 1to incline (one's torso); to bow
- 2leather ball used in ancient times
- 3(literary) to bring up; to rear
- 4Taiwan pr. [ju2]
Related words
鞠躬to bow鞠surname Ju鞠躬尽瘁to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost蹴鞠cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)鞠躬尽力to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life