Character: 久
Modern (Beijing) reading: jiǔ
Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷǝʔ
Classic Old Chinese: kwǝ́
Western Han Chinese: kǘ
Eastern Han Chinese: kwǝ́
Early Postclassic Chinese: kíw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kǝ́w
Late Postclassic Chinese: kǝ́w
Middle Chinese: kǝ́w
English meaning : be long, a long time
Russian meaning[s]: 1) долго, длительно; продолжительный; долгое время; 2) давний, старый, давнишний; 3) ждать, ожидать
Comments: May be related to 舊 *gʷǝ-s 'old' q.v. (although the latter does not rhyme in 上聲). [Or cf. Tib. sgug 'to wait' ?]
Radical: 4
Four-angle index: 4857
Shijing occurrences: 37.2_
