旧
舊jiù
HSK 3
#913 most
frequent character
old, opposite: new 新, former
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
旧 began as a picture of a tool for pounding. That meaning is gone, and the sound was borrowed for old, the opposite of new. From old came worn from age or use. The simplified shape comes from a cursive form of 舊.
Drawn as: pounding tool
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Example Sentences
这是一件旧衣服。
zhè shì yījiàn jiù yīfú 。
This is an old piece of clothing.
我住在一栋旧房子里。
wǒ zhùzài yīdòng jiù fángzǐ lǐ 。
I live in an old house.
这本书很旧了。
zhè běn shū hěnjiù le 。
This book is very old.
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