jiū 
		to gather together
to investigate
to entangle
to correct
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū jié 
		to intertwine
to band together (with)
to link up (with)
twisted
tangled
confused
to be at a loss
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū jí 
		to gather together
to muster
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū chá 
		to maintain order
steward (policing a meeting)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū zhòng 
		to muster
to gather a crowd
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū tán 
		to censure
to denounce
to impeach
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū jiē diǎn 
		a knot
fig. meeting of many strands
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiū chán bù qīng 
		hopelessly muddled
impossible to unravel