Keyword
fault
- defect
- error
- mistake
- Frequency
- #3251
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
jiù
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 处 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
归咎
to put the blame on; to accuse
引咎辞职
to admit responsibility and resign
咎
fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune
咎由自取
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
难辞其咎
cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame
既往不咎
to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
引咎
to take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
动辄得咎
faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
不咎既往
not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones