渠 qú · jù

HSK 6Character2 readings

(artificial) stream; canal; drain; ditch (CL:条 (tiáo))

Radical: 氵
Strokes: 11
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 洰木
Traditional: 渠
Frequency: #2599 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

qúMain reading jùRare reading

qú

qu2Main readingHSK 6

(artificial) stream; canal; drain; ditch (CL:条 (tiáo)) CC-CEDICT
(literary) big; great CC-CEDICT
(dialect) he; she; him; her CC-CEDICT
(old) rim of a carriage wheel; felloe CC-CEDICT
surname Qu CC-CEDICT

Words that use “渠” as qú

渠道qú dàoa way for news or things to move from place to placeWordHSK 6 干渠gàn qútrunk canalWord 明渠míng qú(open, uncovered) water channelWord 暗渠àn qúunderground water channelWord 水渠shuǐ qúcanalWord 沟渠gōu qúchannelWord 河渠hé qúrivers and canalsWord 渠县qú xiànQu County or Quxian, a county in Dazhou City 达州市Word

jù

ju4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is qú.

how can it be that? CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 渠

Draw “渠” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

农民在水渠里放水。
nóng mín zài shuǐ qú lǐ fàng shuǐ
The farmers let water into the canal.
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这条渠很干净。
zhè tiáo qú hěn gān jìng
This canal is very clean.
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渠边有很多小花。
qú biān yǒu hěn duō xiǎo huā
There are many small flowers by the canal.
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Same radical 氵

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