沮

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to destroy; to stop

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 且 sound ( qiě )

Components 氵且

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
沮丧	jǔ sàng	dispirited; dejected; dismayed

Characters sharing the sound component 且 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
且 sound part	qiě	moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
组	zǔ	to form, to assemble; section, department
助	zhù	to help, to aid, to assist
祖	zǔ	ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
粗	cū	rough, think; coarse, rude
阻	zǔ	to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose
姐	jiě	elder sister; miss, young lady
咀	zuǐ	to suck; to chew
疽	jū	ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
趄	qiè	weak, lame
蛆	qū	maggot
狙	jū	monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush
苴	jū	hemp; sack-cloth
诅	zǔ	to curse; to pledge, to swear
殂	cú	dead; to die
龃	jǔ	irregular teeth; discord
徂	cú	to advance, to go; to; die
雎	jū	osprey, fish hawk; to hold back
驵	zǎng	excellent horse, noble steed