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屈 Qū

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屈 Qū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Qū | Qu1
English translation
surname Qu
bent
to feel wronged
to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched

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About 屈 Qū

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

屈 Qū

Contains the radical

尸 shī

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

corpse

Etymology of 屈 Qū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿸尸出

Semantic compound

尸 shī

Phonetic compound

出 chū

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 尸 shī represents the meaning and 出 chū represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 屈 Qū

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他 tā 眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi 咄咄 duō duō 逼 bī 人 rén 地 de 盯住 dīng zhù 郭世富, 企图 qǐtú 逼他屈服 qūfú .

He looked at Guo Shifu compellingly . He wanted to force him to submit.

你 nǐ 肯 kěn 屈 Qū 尊 zūn 陪 péi 我 wǒ 吗 mǎ ?

Would you condescend to accompany me?

我 wǒ 止住了 le 他 tā 那种 nà zhǒng 卑躬屈节 jiē 的 de 神气 shénqì , 告诉 gàosu 他 tā ,我 wǒ 饶恕 ráoshù 了他.

I abated his cringes, told him I forgave him.

谁 shuí 也 Yě 不 bù 能 Néng 使 shǐ 我 wǒ 屈从 qū cóng 他 tā 的 de 意志 yìzhì .

Nobody could bend me to his will.

你 nǐ 是 shì 无法 wú fǎ 叫 jiào 这样 zhè yàng 的 de 人 rén 屈服 qūfú 的 de .

You won't be able to hold such a man down.

Words with 屈 Qū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
委屈 wěiqu to feel wronged委屈 wěiqu
屈服 qūfú to surrender屈服 qūfú
屈 Qū bent屈 Qū
不屈 bù qū unyielding不屈 bù qū
屈辱 qū rǔ to humiliate屈辱 qū rǔ
屈从 qū cóng to capitulate屈從
不屈不挠 bù qū bù náo unyielding不屈不撓
屈指可数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ very few屈指可數
屈原 Qū Yuán Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lí Sāo Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞 Chǔ cí 屈原 Qū Yuán
首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ outstanding首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ
憋屈 biē qū sullen憋屈 biē qū
冤屈 yuān qū injustice冤屈 yuān qū
屈曲 qū qū crooked屈曲 qū qū
能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn flexible能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn
屈尊 qū zūn to deign屈尊 qū zūn
屈光度 qū guāng dù diopter屈光度 qū guāng dù
宁死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū rather die than submit (idiom)寧死不屈
屈指 qū zhǐ to count on one's fingers屈指 qū zhǐ
屈才 qū cái to waste talent屈才 qū cái
叫屈 jiào qū to complain of an injustice叫屈 jiào qū
坚强不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast堅強不屈
卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī
坚贞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast堅貞不屈

屈 Qū Decomposition & Compounds

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屈 Qū Decomposition

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屈 Qū Compounds

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  • 屈 Qū
    • 掘 jué , 窟 kū , 倔 jué , 崛 jué , 堀 kū , 啒, 崫, 淈, 煀, 誳, 镼, 鶌
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