局
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Dict coverage rank #449 U+5C40
How 局 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A place where measures 尺 are discussed 口
How to remember it
bureau · Heisig RSH #893
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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 局 as their sound component
These characters all use 局 (jú) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 局 sound component | jú | bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation |
| 焗 | jú | to bake, to roast; to suffocate; stuffy |
| 锔 | jū | curium |
Words containing 局
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国海事局 | Zhōng guó hǎi shì jú | PRC Maritime Safety Agency |
| 国家文物局 | Guó jiā Wén wù jú | PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) |
| 国家安全局 | Guó jiā Ān quán jú | National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw); National Security Agency (NSA) (USA) |
| 中国国家航天局 | Zhōng guó Guó jiā Háng tiān jú | China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
| 局中人 | jú zhōng rén | participant; protagonist; a player (in this affair) |
| 国安局 | Guó ān jú | abbr. for 國家安全局|国家安全局[Guo2 jia1 An1 quan2 ju2] |
| 国家海洋局 | Guó jiā Hǎi yáng jú | State Oceanic Administration (PRC) |
| 公安局 | gōng ān jú | public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) |
| 海事局 | hǎi shì jú | PRC Maritime Safety Agency |
| 国土安全局 | Guó tǔ Ān quán jú | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
| 交通管理局 | jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ jú | department of transport |
| 中国民用航空局 | Zhōng guó Mín yòng Háng kōng jú | Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) |
| 美国地质局 | Měi guó Dì zhì jú | United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
| 美国国家航空航天局 | Měi guó Guó jiā Háng kōng Háng tiān jú | NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government |
| 国家航天局 | Guó jiā Háng tiān jú | China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
| 中情局 | Zhōng qíng jú | US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局[Zhong1 yang1 Qing2 bao4 ju2]) |
| 局外中立 | jú wài zhōng lì | neutralism |
| 电报局 | diàn bào jú | telegraph office |
| 国内安全保卫局 | Guó nèi Ān quán Bǎo wèi jú | Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security res… |
| 全局性 | quán jú xìng | global |