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
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