具
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #786 U+5177
How 具 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Two hands 八 writing on a tablet 目
How to remember it
tool · Heisig RSH #74
目 eye
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 具 as their sound component
These characters all use 具 (jù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具 sound component | jù | tool, implement; to draw up, to write |
| 俱 | jù | all, together; accompany |
| 惧 | jù | to fear, to dread |
| 飓 | jù | cyclone, gale, typhoon |
| 犋 | jù | unit of animal power (sufficient to pull a plow, harrow etc) |
Words containing 具
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交通工具 | jiāo tōng gōng jù | means of transportation; vehicle |
| 大道具 | dà dào jù | (theater) set prop (desk, chairs etc) |
| 具体化 | jù tǐ huà | to concretize |
| 工具人 | gōng jù rén | (neologism, attested by 2010) (slang) a person used by sb as a means to an end |
| 小道具 | xiǎo dào jù | (theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc) |
| 差生文具多 | chà shēng wén jù duō | (neologism, attested by 2021) underachieving students tend to buy lots of stationery; (fig… |
| 工具机 | gōng jù jī | machine tool |
| 工具书 | gōng jù shū | reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc) |
| 别具一格 | bié jù yī gé | having a unique or distinctive style |
| 具体而微 | jù tǐ ér wēi | miniature; scaled-down; forming a microcosm |
| 文具商 | wén jù shāng | stationer |
| 防毒面具 | fáng dú miàn jù | gas mask |
| 工具条 | gōng jù tiáo | toolbar (in computer software) |
| 具尔 | jù ěr | (archaic) brother |
| 马具 | mǎ jù | harness |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4] |
| 道具服 | dào jù fú | costume |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 具体 | jù tǐ | concrete; specific; detailed |
| 具体到 | jù tǐ dào | to embody into; to apply to; to take the shape of; specific to |