懂中文 Dong Chinese

屈

qū

bend

Phonosemantic compound. 尸 represents the meaning and 出 represents the sound.

Components
尸 meaning component

尸  Meaning component

shī

  

sitting person

出 sound component

出  Sound component

chū

  

go out

Evolution

屈 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
屈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
屈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
屈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

屈  

qū

bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch; bent; to feel wronged

屈  

Qū

surname Qu

Most common words with 屈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

委屈

to feel wronged

屈服

to surrender

屈

bent

不屈

unyielding

屈辱

to humiliate

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

倔

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

掘 窟 崛 倔 堀