具
jù
tool
device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
eye (目) + base (一) + spread (八) = tools laid out and accounted for
Think of an eye (目) surveying what's laid out on a flat surface, taking stock of tools and their arrangement. The base line and opening strokes suggest things spread out and accounted for — a full inventory of what one possesses.
厨房里有很多烹饪用具。
chú fáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō pēng rèn yòng jù。
There are many cooking utensils in the kitchen.
他具备做这份工作所需的能力。
tā jù bèi zuò zhè fèn gōng zuò suǒ xū de néng lì。
He possesses the ability required to do this job.
Words with 具
卧具
wò jù
bedding
道具
dào jù
(theater) prop
道具服
dào jù fú
costume
酒具
jiǔ jù
wine vessel
量具
liáng jù
measuring device
针具
zhēn jù
acupuncture needle
钓具
diào jù
fishing tackle
开具
kāi jù
to draw up (a document)
防毒面具
fáng dú miàn jù
gas mask
阳具
yáng jù
penis
随身道具
suí shēn dào jù
(theater) personal prop (spectacles, fan etc)
只眼独具
zhī yǎn dú jù
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]