久
jiǔ
(of a period of time) long
a picture of 久 → a bent figure worn down by long time
The ancient form showed a person bending over a stick — someone leaning with age, worn by the long passage of time. The single wrapping stroke 勹 traces that bent, time-worn posture.
勹A wrappingSemantic
Words with 久
长久
cháng jiǔ
long-time; long-term
长久以来
cháng jiǔ yǐ lái
for a long time now; long since
长治久安
cháng zhì jiǔ ān
long-term peace and stability (of governments)
长生久视
cháng shēng jiǔ shì
(idiom) to live forever and never grow old
顷久
qǐng jiǔ
an instant or an eternity
N久
n jiǔ
a very long time (etymology: in mathematics, n represents an arbitrarily large number)
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不久前
bù jiǔ qián
not long ago
久之
jiǔ zhī
for a long time
久阔
jiǔ kuò
a long period of separation
久久
jiǔ jiǔ
for a very long time
久长
jiǔ cháng
a long time