具 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

具 English definition

  • tool
  • device
  • utensil
  • equipment
  • instrument
  • talent
  • ability
  • to possess
  • to have
  • to provide
  • to furnish
  • to state
  • classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : entirely; without exception; (lit.) to be together; to be alike;
  • : haughty; arrogant;
  • : drama; play; show; severe;
  • : sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse;
  • : diked pond;
  • : poor; rustic;
  • : sandals;
  • : very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic;
  • : dull, stupid, suspicious;
  • : to fear;
  • : to resist; to repel; to refuse;
  • : Japanese variant of 據|据;
  • : according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy;
  • : 厈
  • : 𣢟
  • : (name of a river in Shaanxi Province);
  • : torch;
  • : startled;
  • : black millet;
  • : poor; rustic;
  • : cakes made from rice flour twisted into rings;
  • : to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize;
  • : lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣;
  • : bell pendant stand;
  • : how (interj. of surprise);
  • : at a distance of; distance; to be apart;
  • : to be based upon; to squat;
  • : hurry; fast; suddenly;
  • : to contribute to a feast; to pool (money);
  • : (mus. instr.);
  • : hard iron; hook; variant of 巨[ju4]; variant of 詎|讵[ju4];
  • : a saw; to cut with a saw;
  • : hurricane;

Sentences examples with 具

  • 搬家后我们换了新家具。
    Bānjiā hòu wǒmen huànle xīn jiājù.
  • 语言是人和人之间交流的工具。
    Yǔyán shì rén hé rén zhī jiān jiāoliú de gōngjù.
  • 常用的交通工具有汽车、火车、飞机等。
    Chángyòng de jiāotōng gōngjù yǒu qìchē, huǒchē, fēijī děng.
  • 语言是表达思想的工具。
    Yǔyán shì biǎodá sīxiǎng de gōngjù.

Words containing 具, by HSK level