屈
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qū · to bend, to flex

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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尸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 屈

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quWords pronounced qu
qūWords pronounced qū
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Example sentences

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Wǒ bú huì xiàng tā qū fú.我不会向她屈服。

I won't give up on her.

Source: Tatoeba #5630424 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ níng kě sǐ yě bù qū fú.我寧可死也不屈服。

I would rather die than yield.

Source: Tatoeba #789318 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén qū fú wū wǒ de kàn fǎ le.他們屈服於我的看法了。

They gave in to my opinion.

Source: Tatoeba #805554 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bú huì qū fú de.汤姆不会屈服的。

Tom isn't going to back down.

Source: Tatoeba #13911377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào qū fú wū zhè xiē yāo qiú.不要屈服於這些要求。

Do not give in to those demands.

Source: Tatoeba #798320 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù yīng gāi qū fú zài yòu huò zhī xià.你不應該屈服在誘惑之下。

You shouldn't give in to temptation.

Source: Tatoeba #1228964 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 屈 in context

  1. Say qū, then recall the core meaning: to bend, to flex.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 委屈 (wěi qu), meaning “to feel wronged”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 屈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.