Ideographic: To connect 丩 threads 纟; 丩 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for jiū:

  • - to gather together
  • - to investigate
  • - to entangle
  • - to correctdisputeto correct
  • - to make rightto be in a tangle
  • - to nagentanglement
  • - disputeto gather together
  • - to muster