Taxonomy of meanings for 沮:　　

  • 沮 jū (OC: ska MC: tsiɔ) 子魚切 平 廣韻：【虜複姓有沮渠氏其先丗爲匈奴左沮渠遂以官爲氏沮渠蒙遜以後魏天興四年僭號於張掖稱北涼 】
  • 沮 jù (OC: skas MC: tsiɔ) 將預切 去 廣韻：【沮洳漸濕亦作𣶝 】
  • 沮 zū (OC: skra MC: tʂiɔ) 側魚切 平 廣韻：【人姓丗本云沮誦蒼頡作書並黄帝時史官 】
  • 沮 qū (OC: skha MC: tsʰiɔ) 七余切 平 廣韻：【止也非也又水名在房陵所謂沮漳亦云漆沮旣從並在此地又子魚側魚疾與子預四切 】
  • 沮 jǔ (OC: sɡaʔ MC: dziɔ) 慈吕切 上 廣韻：【止也又七余子預二切 】
    • HINDER
      • vtoNhinder, discourage, dissuade
      • vtoNpassivebe hindered; be stopped; be halted; feel prevented/discouraged
      • vt[oN]hinder [evil]
    • SAD
      • vidisheartened
    • FAIL
      • FRIGHTEN
        • DOUBT
          • SLANDER

            Additional information about 沮

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            • ENCOURAGE

              1. The dominant current word is quàn 勸 (ant. jǔ 沮 "try to stop") which refers to all kinds of encouragement, both from inferiors and from superiors.

              2. Miǎn 勉 focusses on the effort needed in doing what one is encouraged to do.

              3. Qū 驅 "drive on hard" refers to "encouragement" by threat of force from the part of superiors.

              4. Lì 勵 refers to a superior encouraging others to strive hard for the ideals they already have.

              5. Cù 趣 refers to encouraging others to make greater speed in doing what they are already doing or aiming to do.

              6. Jí 急 refers to an urgent request to speed up what one is doing in a concrete way.

              7. Xù 勗 is an elavated archaic word which was quite current in SHANGSHU and reappeared as an archaism in Han times.

            • HINDER

              1. The current general word for putting obstacles in the way of something or someone is zǔ 阻 (ant. zhù 助 "help"). See also BLOCK

              2. Jǔ 沮 (ant. quàn 勸 "encourage") refers to failing to support someone else and dissuading him from pursuing an intended course of action.

              3. Zhàng 障 refers to putting a permanent hindrance in the way of something.

              4. Ài 礙 refers to an action designed to prevent another action, but the word gained currency quite late.

              5. Jù 距 / 拒 refers to an action designed to counteract another action that has been undertaken.