鞠 Traditional form: 鞠 Pinyin (reading): jū Definitions: to incline (one's torso); to bow leather ball used in ancient times (literary) to bring up; to rear Taiwan pr. (jú) Characters: 鞠 - to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear Traditional characters: 鞠 - to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear