沮

jǔ

且 + 氵

Definitions

jǔ to destroy; to stop

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 且

About

沮 is a phono-semantic compound with the water radical 氵 on the left, indicating a connection to water or liquids, and the phonetic component 且 on the right. Originally used as a proper name for ancient rivers, it later developed meanings related to leaking, draining, or halting an action. Over time, its sense shifted toward the psychological, and it now primarily describes a state of being disheartened, depressed, or having one's spirits dampened by adversity or failure.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我今天感到非常沮丧。

Wǒ jīntiān gǎndào fēicháng jǔsàng.

I feel very depressed today.

他的沮丧心情很明显。

Tā de jǔsàng xīnqíng hěn míngxiǎn.

His depressed mood is very obvious.

失败没有让他沮丧。

Shībài méiyǒu ràng tā jǔsàng.

Failure did not discourage him.

沮丧的时候需要朋友。

Jǔsàng de shíhòu xūyào péngyǒu.

When feeling depressed, one needs friends.

她努力克服沮丧情绪。

Tā nǔlì kèfú jǔsàng qíngxù.

She strives to overcome her depressed emotions.

长期沮丧对健康不利。

Chángqī jǔsàng duì jiànkāng bùlì.

Long-term depression is harmful to health.

经济低迷使消费者沮丧。

Jīngjì dīmí shǐ xiāofèizhě jǔsàng.

The economic downturn discourages consumers.

尽管遇到困难，他并未沮丧。

Jǐnguǎn yù dào kùnnán, tā bìng wèi jǔsàng.

Despite encountering difficulties, he did not become discouraged.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 且

Component: 氵

沮