Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/趣-qù-interest;-interesting

趣 qù interest; interesting in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 走 zŏu “walk”. The colloquial name for this radical is 走字旁 zŏuzìpáng “side made up of the character 走.” When 走 serves as the radical in another character, its last stroke is lengthened, with the component on the right side placed above the last stroke of 走. Phonetic is 取 qŭ “take.” Distinguish 趣 from 走, 起 qĭ, and 越 yuè.

Examples

• 兴趣 (興趣) xìngqu interest [N]
• 对…有兴趣 (對…有興趣) duì...yŏu xìngqu be interested in... [PT]
• 对…感兴趣(對…感興趣) duì...găn xìngqu be interested in... [PT]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 惯(慣) guàn be accustomed to
• 挂(掛) guà hang, hang up
• 唱 chàng sing
• 注 zhù concentrate on
• tā it
• 管 guăn control; manage
• 区(區) qū area, district, region
• 切 qiē cut, slice
• 用 yòng use; need to
• 席 xí feast, banquet
• 视(視) shì look at, regard, inspect
• 馆(館) guăn establishment; hotel; restaurant
• 应(應) yīng should
• 合 hé be in accord with
• 楼(樓) lóu building; floor