距

jù

巨 + 𧾷

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Definitions

jù (noun,verb) distance; to be apart from

jù (preposition) at a distance of

Etymology

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

Semantic: 足 Phonetic: 巨

About

距 is a phonosemantic compound: the foot radical 足 on the left supplies the meaning category of legs, feet, or stepping, while 巨 on the right indicates the sound. Originally it referred to the spur on the back of a rooster's leg or a corresponding part of a bird's anatomy. That literal sense later gave way to the abstract idea of distance, the space between two points, drawing on the notion of stepping or measuring with the feet. The character has no traditional variant and now stably carries this spatial meaning.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我家距离学校很近。

Wǒ jiā jùlí xuéxiào hěn jìn.

My home is very close to the school.

现在距离假期还有一周。

Xiànzài jùlí jiàqī hái yǒu yī zhōu.

Now there is still one week left until the holiday.

这两个城市之间的距离是三百公里。

Zhè liǎng gè chéngshì zhī jiān de jùlí shì sānbǎi gōnglǐ.

The distance between these two cities is three hundred kilometers.

距上次见面已经过去半年了。

Jù shàng cì jiànmiàn yǐjīng guòqù bàn nián le.

It has been half a year since the last meeting.

据估计，距地球最近的恒星是太阳。

Jù gūjì, jù dìqiú zuì jìn de héngxīng shì tàiyáng.

According to estimates, the closest star to Earth is the sun.

由于距离太远，我们决定乘坐飞机去。

Yóuyú jùlí tài yuǎn, wǒmen juédìng chéngzuò fēijī qù.

Because the distance is too far, we decided to go by plane.

历史事件距今越久，细节就越模糊。

Lìshǐ shìjiàn jù jīn yuè jiǔ, xìjié jiù yuè móhu.

The longer ago a historical event is, the more blurry the details become.

在测量两颗行星之间的距离时，天文学家使用了先进的技术。

Zài cèliáng liǎng kē hángxīng zhī jiān de jùlí shí, tiānwénxuéjiā shǐyòngle xiānjìn de jìshù.

When measuring the distance between two planets, astronomers used advanced technology.

Related Characters

Component: 巨

Component: 𧾷

距