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{{also|侷|跼}}
{{character info}}

==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=44|rad=尸|as=04|sn=7|four=77227|canj=SSR|ids=⿸尸⿹𠃌口}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[侷]], [[𡌟]], [[𡨅]], [[挶]], [[𩧺]], [[𫪐]], [[𬇴]], [[𦯃]], [[梮]], [[焗]], [[䏱]], [[𠵑]], [[𤶹]], [[锔]], [[𫀸]], [[𦀯]], [[䎤]], [[跼]], [[鋦]], [[𩓛]], [[𩠧]], [[駶]], [[𥐏]], [[𩭊]], [[𫬊]], [[𩷐]], [[𪁵]], [[𪓩]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0300.220|dkj=07653|dj=0596.150|hdz=20967.080|uh=5C40|ud=23616|bh=A7BD|bd=42941}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}

{{liushu|p}}. It represents the shape of a deceased person's limbs being bent and buried. This practice of burying the body in a crouched position symbolizes "to bend," and by extension, "to shrink" or "to contract."<ref>Digital Shinjigen 2017</ref>

====References====
{{reflist}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=jú
|m-s=
|c=guk6,guk6-2
|c-t=
|g=jiuh7
|h=pfs=khiu̍k
|j=
|mb=
|md=guŏh/gṳ̆k
|md_note=guŏh - vernacular; gṳ̆k - literary
|mn=kio̍k/qz:kia̍k/tw,xm:ke̍k
|mn_note=kio̍k - literary (“classifier; without fail; interest; worth; narrow; to be limited; to force”); kia̍k/ke̍k - vernacular
|mn-t=gêg8
|w=sh:8jioq,8jiuq
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=y
|cat=a,v,n,cls
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} [[bent]]; [[crooked]]
# {{†}} to [[bend]]
# to [[restrict]]; to [[limit]]
# {{†}} to [[force]]; to [[coerce]]
# [[narrow]]; [[restricted]]
# {{†}} [[near]]; [[close]]
# {{†}} [[breadth]] of [[mind]]; [[tolerance]]
# {{†}} [[neighbour]]
# [[part]]; [[component]]
# [[arrangement]]; [[distribution]]; [[structure]]; [[organisation]]
# [[situation]]; [[circumstance]]s
# [[event]]
# [[office]]; [[bureau]]
#: {{zh-co|郵局|post office}}
# [[shop]]; [[store]]
# [[trap]]; [[trick]]
#: {{zh-co|騙局|fraud, scam}}
#: {{zh-x|我 乞 光棍 局 去。|tr=Nguāi ké̤ṳk-*guŏng-góng '''guŏh'''-kó̤|I got '''tricked''' by a scammer.|3=MD}}
# [[feast]]; [[banquet]]; [[gathering]]
# [[chessboard]]
# {{zh-classifier|[[instance]]s of [[boardgame]]s and [[ballgame]]s|t=[[game]]|cat=y}}
# {{lb|zh|Mainland China|_|Hokkien}} [[without fail]]; [[certainly]]; [[surely]]; [[definitely]]; [[inevitably]]
# {{lb|zh|Quanzhou Hokkien|&|Xiamen Hokkien}} [[interest]]; [[fun]] {{gl|said with {{zh-l|有|tr=ū}} and {{zh-l|*無|tr=bô}}}}
# {{lb|zh|Zhangzhou Hokkien}} [[worth]]; [[profit]]; [[relative]] [[benefit]] {{gl|said with {{zh-l|有|tr=ū}} and {{zh-l|*無|tr=bô}}}}
# {{lb|zh|Zhangzhou Hokkien}} [[narrow]]; [[cramped]]
# {{lb|zh|Zhangzhou Hokkien}} to be [[limit]]ed; to be [[confine]]d
# {{lb|zh|Zhangzhou Hokkien}} to [[force]]; to [[compel]]

====Synonyms====
* {{s|interest}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|樂趣}}
* {{s|without fail}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|必定}}
* {{s|narrow}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|窄小}}
* {{s|to limit}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|克制}}
* {{s|to trick}}
{{zh-dial|騙}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|三振出局|不了之局|不識局面|世局|中信局|中局|中情局|亂局|了局|假局子|僵局|全局|公估局|公安局|公賣局|公路局|最高當局|冷局|出局|分局|刑事局|勝局|勞保局|博局|危局|叫二排局|叫局|合局|和局|器局|四司六局|困局|國安局|國稅局|國貿局|大局|大局已定|定局|寶泉局|寶源局|對局|局主|局促|局促一隅|局促不安|局內人|局勢|局外|局外人|局子|局家|局度|局戲|局方|局本|局束|局段|局票|局賭|局蹐不安|局部|局部雨|局量|局限|局面|局騙|工務局|工業局|布局|平局|建設局|弄局|成局|戰局|打遲局|承局|拘局|招商局|捐局|排局|攪局|支局|政局|敗局|教育局|散局|新局|新局面|明局|時局|曲局|書局|格局|棋局|櫃坊賭局|殘局|民信局|水利局|水局|決勝局|法制局|活局子|港務局|牌局|物資局|環保局|生藥局|當局|當局者迷|發球局|知局|短局|短局促|社會局|移民局|糊弄局|糧食局|終局|終局裁判|結局|網路書局|置身局外|美人局|胡弄局|茶局子|落局|藥局|蜷局|行動郵局|衛生局|裝局|觀光局|觀局|設局|識局|警察局|警局|變局|財政局|賭局|走局|起功局|路局|通觀全局|遞局|郵局|郵政局|鏢局|鐵路局|鑄幣局|長局|開局|電報局|電腦書局|顧全大局|飯局|騙局|鹽務總局|無局|電信局|天仙局}}

{{cat|cmn|Intermediate Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=3|rs=尸04}}

#bureau
#board
#office

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ごく
|kanon=きょく
|kun=つぼね-, しきる
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|郵%便%局|ゆう%びん%きょく|post office}}
* {{ja-r|薬%局|やっ%きょく|pharmacy}}
* {{ja-r|送%信%局|そう%しん%きょく|relay station}}

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|つぼね}}

# a court [[lady]]
# a room in a palace, especially for a lady

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|きょく}}

# [[bureau]], [[department]]
# [[channel]] such as on television

====Counter====
{{ja-pos|counter|きょく}}

# counter for buildings or operators suffixed "{{lj|局}}" (e.g. {{ja-r|郵%便%局|ゆう%びん%-きょく|post office}}, {{ja-r|テレビ局|テレビ-きょく|television station}})
#* {{quote-web|1=ja|date=2019-02-28|work={{wj|佐%賀%新%聞|[佐](さ)[賀](が)[新](しん)[聞](ぶん)}}|trans-work=Saga Shimbun|url=https://www.saga-s.co.jp/articles/-/343270|title={{lj|＜[平](へい)[成](せい)　この[日](ひ)、（[番](ばん)[外](がい)）＞[郵](ゆう)[便](びん)[局](きょく)で「うるう[日](び)」[障](しょう)[害](がい)＝[平](へい)[成](せい)[12](じゅうに)[年](ねん)[2](に)[月](がつ)[29](にじゅうく)[日](にち)（[19](じゅうく)[年](ねん)[前](まえ)） [Ａ](エー)[Ｔ](ティー)[Ｍ](エム)の[電](でん)[源](げん)[入](はい)らず[窓](まど)[口](ぐち)[対](たい)[応](おう)}}}}
#*: {{ja-usex
|[[県%内]]でも特%定%郵%便%局など4%'''局'''で、業%務%開%始の午%前%8%時から郵%便%貯%金%自%動%預%払%機（[[A%T%M]]）の[[電%源]]が入らず、午%後%0%時%20%分に[[復%旧]]するまで、[[貯%金]]の[[預け入れ]]は[[窓%口]]で対%応した。
|けん%ない でも とく%てい% ゆう%びん%-きょく など よん%-'''きょく''' で、ぎょう%む% かい%し の ご%ぜん% はち%じ から ゆう%びん% ちょ%きん% じ%どう% あずけ% ばらい%-き（エー%ティー%エム）の でん%げん が はいらず、ご%ご% れい%じ% にじっ%ぷん に ふっ%きゅう する まで、ちょ%きん の あずけいれ は まど%ぐち で たい%おう した。
|In the Prefecture, post office deposit automatic teller machines (ATMs) installed in four '''post offices''' including the Special Post Office couldn't turn on from 8 a.m. at starting operations and they handled depositing money work at windows until 12:20 a.m. when it had been restored.}}
# counter for board games (e.g. chess, shogi or go)
#* {{quote-web|1=ja|date=November 25 2019|author=|work={{wj|朝日新聞|[朝](あさ)[日](ひ)[新](しん)[聞](ぶん)}}|trans-work={{w|Asahi Shimbun}}|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASMCN351TMCNPTFC00C.html|title={{lj|[将](しょう)[棋](ぎ)ユーチューバー、[四](よ)[段](だん)に[勝](しょう)[利](り)　あと[２](に)[勝](しょう)でプロ[入](い)り}}}}
#*: {{ja-usex
|試%験 は 若%手 棋%士 ５%人 と ５%'''局''' [[指す|指し]]、 ３%勝 で 合%格 する。
|し%けん は わか%て き%し ご-%にん と ご-%'''きょく''' さし、 さん-%しょう で ごう%かく する。
|In the examination, he will play five '''games''' against five young players and if he wins three games, he will pass the examination.}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|きょく}}

# [[bureau]]

{{C|ja|Rooms|sort=つぼね}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|판|국}}

# {{hanja form of|국|[[bureau]]; [[department]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|방송국|[[broadcasting]] [[station]]|放送局}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|hanviet=cục|nom=cộc, cục, cuộc, gục, ngúc|rs=尸04}}

# {{vi-Han form of|cuộc|an [[office]] under a {{m|vi|bộ||ministry}}}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|cuộc|any large-scale, periodic event}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|gục|to [[lower]] (one's [[head]]); to [[bend]] down}}