局
jú HSK4

bureau

局 jú frequency
match measure word
a classifier used for games, sets, or rounds

这局棋还没下完。

zhè jú qí hái méi xià wán.

This game of chess isn't over yet.

office noun
an administrative unit, department, or bureau

他在警察局工作。

tā zài jǐng​chá jú gōng​zuò.

He works at the police station.

trap/scheme noun
a scam, a trap, or a pre-arranged plot designed to deceive someone or achieve a specific manipulative goal (slang).
situation noun
a state of affairs, circumstances, or a set arrangement

我们要以大局为重。

wǒ​men yào yǐ dà​jú wéi zhòng.

We must prioritize the big picture.

局 (侷) jú
narrow adjective
narrow; cramped

这件上衣的肩膀处做得太局了。

zhè jiàn shàng​yī de jiān​bǎng chù zuò de tài jú le.

The shoulders of this top are tailored too tight.

局 (跼) jú
cramped verb
cramped; narrow

他局在狭窄的车厢里坐了一整天。

tā jú zài xiá​zhǎi de chē​xiāng lǐ zuò le yī zhěng tiān.

He was cramped up in a narrow train car all day.

Frequency
Character
Written text
483rd most common 437.1 per million
Movie subtitles
523rd most common 274.0 per million appears in 59% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
106.2 per million appears in 23% of films
Written text
205.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+5C40

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)