纠 (jiū) is a Chinese character meaning “to twist together”. It is written from 纟 (silk; thread (left-side form)) and 丩 (twining; two lines hooked together), side by side, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
纟 + 丩
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 糾，繩三合也。从糸丩
Memory aid
Silk thread (纟) on the left, two lines hooked into each other (丩) on the right — cords twisted together, then pulled straight again: to entangle, and to set right.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to put right纠 = jiū
- 纠结jiū jiéto be tangled up; to be torn (over a decision)纠 = jiū
- 纠纷jiū fēndispute; quarrel; entanglement纠 = jiū
- 纠葛jiū géentanglement; dispute纠 = jiū
Go deeper
All readings
to correct; to entangle
to twist together; to entangle; to gather together; to correct or set right
缠绕、聚集；也表示改正错误。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to put right纠 = jiū
- 纠结jiū jiéto be tangled up; to be torn (over a decision)纠 = jiū
- 纠纷jiū fēndispute; quarrel; entanglement纠 = jiū
- 纠葛jiū géentanglement; dispute纠 = jiū
Sound component
丩 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 纠 mean?
纠 (jiū) means to twist together; to entangle; to gather together; to correct or set right.
How do you pronounce 纠?
It is pronounced jiū.
What parts is 纠 made of?
纟 (silk; thread (left-side form)) and 丩 (twining; two lines hooked together), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 糾，繩三合也。从糸丩. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 纠 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 纠?
纟. 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 纠?
Common ones are 纠正 and 纠结. The reading of 纠 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.