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拒 - jù

ward off with hand, defend

ward off with hand, defend

How to read 拒

Click 拒 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishward off with hand, defend
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

拒付 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 拒保. Please read 拒捕 one more time.

Common words with this character

to refuse to accept a payment; to refuse to pay; to stop
to refuse to insure; to exclude from insurance coverage
to resist arrest
to reject; to refuse to take a call

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 拒 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 拒付 and 拒保 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 拒.