局

jú

bureau, office; circumstance

How to write 局, stroke by stroke

narrow; office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc; cramped; narrow

Ideographic: A place where measures 尺 are discussed 口

Made of 尺 + 口

警局jǐng júpolice department; police station; abbr. of 警察局
警察局jǐng chá júpolice station; police department; police headquarters
结局jié júconclusion; ending
局长jú zhǎngbureau chief
出局chū jú(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition; (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
局面jú miànaspect; phase; situation
当局dāng júauthorities
骗局piàn júa swindle; a trap; a racket; a scam
局势jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)
安全局ān quán júsecurity bureau
邮局yóu júpost office
分局fēn júbranch office; sub-bureau

局长，那不是我！
jú cháng ， nà bú shì wǒ ！
It wasn't me, commissioner!
请问警察局怎么走？
qǐng wèn jǐng chá jú zěn me zǒu ？
How can I get to the police station?
我不想把结局提前透露给你。
wǒ bù xiǎng bǎ jié jú tí qián tòu lù gěi nǐ 。
I don't want to spoil the ending for you.
我改了一下我的网站的布局。
wǒ gǎi le yí xià wǒ de wǎng zhàn de bù jú 。
I've changed my website's layout.
旁观者清，当局者迷。
páng guān zhě qīng ， dāng jú zhě mí 。
The authorities have no clue, but everyone else knows.