Rank 1634IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

屈 - qū

bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch

bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch

How to read 屈

Click 屈 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishbend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

屈原 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 屈尊. Please read 屈从 one more time.

Common words with this character

Qu Yuan , famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
to condescend; to deign
to submit; to yield; to bow to sb's will
to waste talent

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 屈 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 屈原 and 屈尊 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 屈.