沮

jǔ
#2,872 most
frequent character
to destroy, to stop

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

沮 shows 氵 water as a picture part and 且 qiě as the sound part. It first meant an ancient river name, a Yangtze tributary. The meaning grew to 'damp, low-lying land', then 'to prevent, stop', and 'dispirited'.

沮 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
菹

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Homophones

柜jǔ
Salix multinervis

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