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躯

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human body

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Strokes
11
Radical
身 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
躯
Common rank
#3,991
Unicode
U+8EAF

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Formation & memory

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How 躯 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

身 meaning “body” + 区 sound ( qū )

Components 身 区

How to remember it

human body · Heisig RSH #2689

身 somebody + 区 region

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 躯

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

WordPinyinMeaning
躯体 qū tǐ (human) body
身躯 shēn qū body
躯干 qū gàn trunk; torso
躯壳 qū qiào the body (as opposed to the soul)
捐躯 juān qū to sacrifice one's life

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
区 sound part qū area, district, region, ward; surname
鸥 ōu seagull, tern; Larus species (various)
驱 qū to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
枢 shū door hinge; pivot; center of power
抠 kōu to lift, to raise; tight-fisted
呕 ǒu to vomit; to annoy, to enrage
殴 ōu to hit, to beat, to fight with fists
瓯 ōu bowl, cup; small tray
沤 ōu to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked
讴 ōu songs; to sing
岖 qū steep, sheer; rugged, rough
怄 òu annoyed
眍 kōu sunken eyes