巨 jù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匚 — box
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
巨额
jù'é
huge amount; enormous
Characters in this word
额 é
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 该公司因隐瞒债务而面临巨额罚款。 Gāi gōngsī yīn yǐnmán zhàiwù ér miànlín jù'é fákuǎn. The company faces a huge fine for concealing its debts.
- 这座桥的修建需要一笔巨额资金。 Zhè zuò qiáo de xiūjiàn xūyào yì bǐ jù'é zījīn. Building this bridge requires an enormous sum of money.
- 他中了彩票，得到了巨额奖金。 Tā zhòng le cǎipiào, dédào le jù'é jiǎngjīn. He won the lottery and received a huge prize.
Related words
- 巨大 jùdà huge
- 艰巨 jiānjù arduous; formidable; difficult
- 巨人 jùrén giant; great figure
- 巨头 jùtóu giant; major player; tycoon
- 金额 jīn'é amount of money
- 名额 míng'é quota, number of places
- 余额 yú'é balance, remainder
- 差额 chā'é difference; balance; shortfall
- 额度 édù quota; limit; amount
- 额外 éwài additional; extra
- 份额 fèn'é share; quota; portion
- 高额 gāo'é high-value; large in amount