How to Write 俱 (jù) — Meaning “all or entirely”

Picture a person (亻) holding a complete set of tools (具) — that person has "all" the tools needed. The visual of one person with everything helps you remember that 俱 means "all" or "entirely."

Write the person radical 亻 first (2 strokes), then the right part 具 (8 strokes). A common mistake is making the 具 part too tall or forgetting the two short horizontal lines inside the top box — instead, draw 目, then two horizontal strokes, then 八 at the bottom.

The right side is the key difference: 俱 has 具 (a box with 八 at bottom), 佩 has 佩 (with 巾 and 几), and 佬 has 老 (old). In meaning, 俱 means "all" (e.g., 俱乐部 club), 佩 means "to wear" or "admire" (e.g., 佩服 admire), and 佬 refers to an old man or a person from a place (e.g., 香港佬 Hong Kong guy).

俱 appears mainly in written or formal compounds like 俱乐部 (club), 一应俱全 (everything available), and 与日俱增 (growing day by day). It is not used alone in spoken Chinese, but these words are common in news, business, and everyday signs for clubs.

Common words containing 俱 include: 俱乐部 (jù lè bù) — club; 俱全 (jù quán) — complete in all varieties; 俱增 (jù zēng) — to grow simultaneously.