拒

jù
巨 + 扌

Definitions

jù (verb) to refuse; to reject
jù (verb) to resist; to repel

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 巨 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 巨

About

The character 拒 is a phono-semantic compound, with the left-side radical 扌 (the hand radical) indicating its semantic category and the right-side component 巨 providing its phonetic value. Its original meaning referred to using the hands to ward off or block something. This concrete sense later extended to abstract contexts, where it signifies refusing, rejecting, or denying in social and legal situations.

Example Sentences Hide

我拒绝了他的邀请。

Wǒ jùjué le tā de yāoqǐng.

I refused his invitation.

她拒收了那份礼物。

Tā jùshōu le nà fèn lǐwù.

She refused to accept that gift.

我们不能拒绝帮助别人。

Wǒmen bùnéng jùjué bāngzhù biérén.

We cannot refuse to help others.

他坚决拒绝对此发表评论。

Tā jiānjué jùjué duì cǐ fābiǎo pínglùn.

He firmly refused to comment on this.

公司拒绝对此事承担责任。

Gōngsī jùjué duì cǐ shì chéngdān zérèn.

The company refused to take responsibility for this matter.

她以身体不适为由拒绝了约会。

Tā yǐ shēntǐ bùshì wéi yóu jùjué le yuēhuì.

She refused the date on the grounds of feeling unwell.

尽管压力很大，他仍然拒绝了贿赂。

Jǐnguǎn yālì hěn dà, tā réngrán jùjué le huìlù.

Despite great pressure, he still refused the bribe.

在多次协商后，他们还是拒绝了我们的合作提议。

Zài duō cì xiéshāng hòu, tāmen háishì jùjué le wǒmen de hézuò tíyì.

After multiple negotiations, they still rejected our cooperation proposal.

Related Characters

Component: 巨

巨 距 柜 矩 炬 钜 苣 讵 秬 鉅 粔 佢 歫 洰

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

拒绝 抗拒 拒载 来者不拒 婉拒 拒之门外 拒付 拒捕 拒接 拒收 遭拒