纠
jiū
old variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]
to gather together; to investigate; to entangle; to correct
silk (纟) + coil (丩) = entangle, then correct
丩 is an ancient pictograph of twisted or coiling threads, so it doubles the idea of entanglement. Together with the silk radical, the character evokes threads wound tightly together — something that must be carefully sorted out or corrected.
老师及时纠正了他的错误发音。
lǎo shī jí shí jiū zhèng le tā de cuò wù fā yīn。
The teacher promptly corrected his mistaken pronunciation.
这两件事情纠缠在一起，很难分清楚。
zhè liǎng jiàn shì qíng jiū chán zài yī qǐ，hěn nán fēn qīng chǔ。
These two matters are entangled together and hard to sort out clearly.
Words with 纠
量子纠缠
liàng zǐ jiū chán
quantum entanglement (physics)
弹纠
tán jiū
to accuse
纠偏
jiū piān
to correct an error
纠合
jiū hé
gathering
纠察
jiū chá
to maintain order
纠弹
jiū tán
to censure
纠正
jiū zhèng
to correct
纠众
jiū zhòng
to muster
纠纷
jiū fēn
dispute
纠结
jiū jié
to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with)
纠缠
jiū chán
to be in a tangle
纠缠不清
jiū chán bù qīng
hopelessly muddled