拒 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “to refuse”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 巨 (huge; giant), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 巨
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode IDS ⿰扌巨, verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 (strokes 1-3 = 扌, strokes 4-7 = 巨)
Memory aid
A hand (扌) put up against something huge (巨) — you hold it off, you refuse it. 巨 is also the sound part: 巨 jù, 拒 jù.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 拒绝jù juéto refuse; to reject拒 = jù
- 抗拒kàng jùto resist; to defy拒 = jù
- 婉拒wǎn jùto politely decline拒 = jù
Go deeper
All readings
to refuse
to refuse; to reject; to hold off; to resist
不接受；挡住不让进入或不答应。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 拒绝jù juéto refuse; to reject拒 = jù
- 抗拒kàng jùto resist; to defy拒 = jù
- 婉拒wǎn jùto politely decline拒 = jù
Sound component
巨 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 拒 mean?
拒 (jù) means to refuse; to reject; to hold off; to resist.
How do you pronounce 拒?
It is pronounced jù.
What parts is 拒 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 巨 (huge; giant), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode IDS ⿰扌巨, verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 (strokes 1-3 = 扌, strokes 4-7 = 巨). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 拒 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 拒?
手. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 拒?
Common ones are 拒绝 and 抗拒. The reading of 拒 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.