趋

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to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

走 meaning “run” + 刍 sound ( chú )

Components 走刍

hasten · Heisig RSH #2199

走 walk + hairnet

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
趋化作用	qū huà zuò yòng	chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)
一步一趋	yī bù yī qū	see 亦步亦趨\|亦步亦趋[yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1]
趋同进化	qū tóng jìn huà	(biology) convergent evolution
大势所趋	dà shì suǒ qū	(idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
日趋严重	rì qū yán zhòng	more critical with every passing day
上扬趋势	shàng yáng qū shì	upward trend; tendency to increase
上升趋势	shàng shēng qū shì	an upturn; an upward trend
趋利避害	qū lì bì hài	(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
趋力	qū lì	driving force
日趋	rì qū	(increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually
趋时	qū shí	(literary) to follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times
趋同	qū tóng	to converge
趋炎附势	qū yán fù shì	to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing
趋吉避凶	qū jí bì xiōng	to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
趋于	qū yú	to tend towards
趋向	qū xiàng	direction; trend; to incline
趋冷	qū lěng	(of economic activity, international relations etc) to cool
趋势	qū shì	trend; tendency
趋近	qū jìn	to approach (a numerical value); to converge to a limit (in calculus); convergence
益趋	yì qū	increasingly; more and more

Characters sharing the sound component 刍 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
刍 sound part	chú	to mow, to cut grass; hay, fodder
急	jí	anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
皱	zhòu	wrinkles, creases, folds
雏	chú	chick, fledging; infant, toddler
邹	zōu	an ancient state; surname
诌	zhōu	to quip, to play with words, to talk nonsense
驺	zōu	mounted escort; groom
绉	zhòu	crepe, imitation silk; wrinkles, creases