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Keyword
to hasten
  • to hurry
  • to approach
  • to be attracted to
Frequency
#1337
Strokes
12
Readings
qū100%
Mnemonic
走 (run) gives the meaning and 刍 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
趋势qūshì
trend; tendency
趋qū
to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge
日趋rìqū
(increasing) day by day; (more critical) with every passing day; gradually
趋向qūxiàng
direction; trend; to incline
趋于qūyú
to tend towards
趋缓qūhuǎn
to slow down; to ease up; to abate; slowdown; downturn
大势所趋dàshìsuǒqū
(idiom) the prevailing trend; the trend of the times; an inevitable direction
趋同qūtóng
to converge
渐趋jiànqū
to become more and more; to gradually become
趋近qūjìn
to approach (a numerical value); to converge to a limit (in calculus); convergence
趋之若鹜qūzhīruòwù
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
亦步亦趋yìbùyìqū
to blindly follow suit (idiom); to imitate slavishly; to do what everyone else is doing
趋利避害qūlìbìhài
(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
日趋严重rìqūyánzhòng
more critical with every passing day
趋炎附势qūyánfùshì
to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing
趋吉避凶qūjíbìxiōng
to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
趋附qūfù
to ingratiate oneself