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趣

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interesting; to interest

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HSK 3.0
Level 4
Old HSK
Level 3
Strokes
15
Radical
走 +8
Structure
Lower-left enclosure 左下包
Traditional
趣
Common rank
#1,551
Unicode
U+8DA3

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 趣 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

走 meaning “walk” + 取 sound ( qǔ )

Components 走 取

How to remember it

interest · Heisig RSH #719

走 walk + 取 take

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 趣

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
了无生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù to lose all interest in life (idiom)
情趣用品 qíng qù yòng pǐn adult product; sex toy
风趣横生 fēng qù héng shēng (idiom) spiced with wit; very witty
趣多多 Qù duō duō Chips Ahoy! (brand)
有兴趣 yǒu xìng qù interested; interesting
斗趣儿 dòu qù r variant of 逗趣兒|逗趣儿[dou4 qu4 r5]
情趣酒店 qíng qù jiǔ diàn love hotel
情趣商店 qíng qù shāng diàn adult shop
感兴趣 gǎn xìng qù to be interested (in sth)
无趣 wú qù dull; vapid; colorless
天趣 tiān qù natural charm (of writings, works of art etc)
有趣 yǒu qù interesting; fascinating; amusing
趣事 qù shì entertaining anecdote; interesting story or incident
相映成趣 xiāng yìng chéng qù to set each other off nicely
风趣 fēng qù charm; humor; wit; humorous; witty
品趣志 Pǐn qù zhì Pinterest (photo-sharing website)
打趣 dǎ qù to make fun of
自讨没趣 zì tǎo méi qù to invite a snub; to court a rebuff
意趣 yì qù interest; point of particular charm and interest
饶有风趣 ráo yǒu fēng qù bubbling with humor (idiom); witty and interesting

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
取 sound part qǔ to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
陬 zōu corner, cranny, niche
冣 jù to assemble, to collect, to meet