鞠

jū
#3,031 most
frequent character
to incline (one's torso), to bow

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鞠 has 革, animal hide, as the meaning part and 匊 jú as the sound part. It first meant a leather ball. That grew to curved and then to bow, or a bow.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

鞠Ju1
surname Ju

Homophones

居jū
to reside, to be (in a certain position)
据jū
used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]
车jū
war chariot (archaic)

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