How to Write 就 (jiù) — Meaning “just; then; at once; right away”

Imagine you are 'just' about to go to the capital (京) 'especially' quickly (尤) — so you leave 'right away'! The right side 尤 looks like a person rushing forward with a dot as a hat.

The right side 尤 has a dot above its hook — do not forget it! Also, keep the left side (京) narrow and the right side slightly taller. A common mistake is making the left side too wide or writing 尤 without the dot.

就 has a dot on its right part (尤), while 尴 has no dot on its left radical (尢). 就 is a very common word meaning 'just' or 'then', but 尴 is rare and means 'embarrassed'. Their shapes and uses are completely different.

就 is used as an adverb to mean 'then', 'at once', or 'just', like in 就是 (exactly) or 就要 (be about to). It often shows that something happens immediately or is exactly right. For example, 我就要走了 means 'I am about to leave right now'.

Common words containing 就 include: 就是 (jiù shì) — exactly; precisely; even if; 就要 (jiù yào) — be about to; be going to; 就在 (jiù zài) — right at; is located at.