鞠 Strokes Write it Listen 鞠 jū to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear HSK 7–9 17 strokes Radical 革 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from革meaninggéleather, animal hide; to reform; to remove匊soundjūhandful How it works革 hints at the meaning (leather), and 匊 jū hints at the sound.