Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “qu”
45 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
qū
区
qū
曲area, district, region, ward
4 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4qū
佉crooked, bent
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6qū
岖the name of a divine being
7 strokesqū
诎steep, sheer
7 strokesqū
驱to stutter, to exhaust
7 strokesqū
屈to spur a horse on
7 strokesqū
祛to bend, to flex
8 strokesqū
胠to expel, to disperse
9 strokesqū
區to open
9 strokesqū
蛆area, district, region, ward
11 strokesqū
躯maggot
11 strokesqū
蛐the human body
11 strokesqū
趋cricket
12 strokesqū
嶇to hurry, to hasten
12 strokesqū
趨steep, sheer
14 strokesqū
麯to hurry, to hasten
17 strokesqū
軀yeast, leaven
17 strokesqū
麴the human body
18 strokesqū
黢yeast
19 strokesqū
驅black
19 strokesqū
to spur a horse on
21 strokes2
Second tone
qú
劬
qú
朐diligent
7 strokesqú
鸲warm
9 strokesqú
渠mynah
10 strokesqú
蕖ditch, gutter
11 strokesqú
磲lotus
14 strokesqú
璩giant clam, Tridacna gigas
16 strokesqú
鼩jade ring
17 strokesqú
蘧shrew
18 strokesqú
氍Dianthus superbus
19 strokesqú
癯fine woolen cloth
22 strokesqú
衢sthin, emaciated
23 strokesqú
蠼highway
24 strokesqú
earwig
26 strokes3
Third tone
qǔ
4
Fourth tone
qù
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