趣

趣 U+8DA3, 趣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8DA3 ← 趢 [U+8DA2] CJK Unified Ideographs 趤 → [U+8DA4]

Translingual

Han character

趣 (radical 156, 走+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 土人尸十水 (GOSJE), four-corner 4180₄, composition ⿺走取)

Derived characters

• 𫋦

References

• KangXi: page 1218, character 35
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37207
• Dae Jaweon: page 1689, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3490, character 9
• Unihan data for U+8DA3

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		趣

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 趣
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (取) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
陬	*ʔsloː, *ʔsru, *ʔslo
棷	*ʔsloː, *sʰloːʔ, *sloːʔ, *ʔsru
掫	*ʔsloː, *ʔsruʔ, *ʔslo
緅	*ʔsloː, *ʔsru, *slos
趣	*sʰloːʔ, *sʰlos
取	*sʰloːʔ, *sʰloʔ
鯫	*zloː, *zloːʔ, *sʰlo
棸	*rlu, *rluʔ, *ʔsru
鄹	*ʔsru, *zloʔ, *ljoːnʔ
郰	*ʔsru
齱	*ʔsru, *sʰroːɡ
菆	*ʔsru, *sʰros, *zloːn
箃	*ʔsru
黀	*ʔsru
驟	*zrus
最	*zloːds
襊	*sʰoːds, *sʰoːd
蕞	*zoːds
嘬	*sʰroːds
諏	*ʔslo
娵	*ʔslo
娶	*sʰloʔ, *sʰlos, *slo
聚	*zloʔ, *zlos
埾	*zlos
藂	*zloːŋ
叢	*zloːŋ
繓	*ʔsoːd
撮	*ʔsoːd, *sʰoːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰloːʔ, *sʰlos): semantic 走 (“walk”) + phonetic 取 (OC *sʰloːʔ, *sʰloʔ) – to hasten (walking) towards an object of interest.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qù (qu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhi
• Min Nan (POJ): chhù / chhì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˋ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiw
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: qùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˋㄦ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻürh4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuell
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyùr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyə̯ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³
    • Yale: cheui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù
    • Tâi-lô: tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhux
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì
    • Tâi-lô: tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰi²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰɨo^H/

Rime
Character	趣
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七句切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨoH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰioH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰioH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰuə̆H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰioH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]oʔ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰlos/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	趣
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qù
Middle Chinese	‹ tshjuH ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]oʔ-s/
English	hasten to
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	趣
Reading #	2/2
No.	10657
Phonetic component	取
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	娶
Old Chinese	/*sʰlos/

Definitions

趣

1. interest; delight
2. interesting; amusing
3. aspiration and interests; inclination
4. ^† objective; purport; intention
5. ^† action; conduct
6. ^† charm; appeal
7. ^† Alternative form of 取 (qǔ, “to desire; to seek”).

   • 五曰趣舍滑心，使性飛揚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     五曰趣舍滑心，使性飞扬。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wǔ yuē qǔshě gǔ xīn, shǐ xìng fēiyáng. [Pinyin]

     The fifth is their preferences and dislikes, which unsettle the mind, and cause the nature to go flying about.

8. ^† Alternative form of 取 (qǔ, “merely; only”).

   • 人生衣趣以覆寒露，食趣以塞飢乏耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     人生衣趣以覆寒露，食趣以塞饥乏耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《顏氏家訓·止足》

     Rénshēng yī qǔ yǐ fù hánlù, shí qǔ yǐ sài jīfá ěr. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this example)

9. A surname​.

Compounds

• 不知趣
• 不趣
• 乏趣
• 了無生趣／了无生趣
• 低級趣味／低级趣味 (dījí qùwèi)
• 佳趣
• 六趣 (liùqù)
• 別致有趣／别致有趣
• 別趣／别趣
• 各異其趣／各异其趣
• 大異其趣／大异其趣
• 天趣
• 奇趣
• 妙趣 (miàoqù)
• 妙趣橫生／妙趣横生
• 幽趣
• 志趣 (zhìqù)
• 情趣 (qíngqù)
• 情趣商店 (qíngqù shāngdiàn)
• 惡趣／恶趣
• 意趣 (yìqù)
• 打勤獻趣／打勤献趣
• 打情罵趣／打情骂趣
• 打趣 (dǎqù)

• 挑趣
• 插趣
• 旨趣 (zhǐqù)
• 有趣 (yǒuqù)
• 樂趣／乐趣 (lèqù)
• 機趣／机趣
• 沒情沒趣／没情没趣
• 沒趣／没趣 (méiqù)
• 沒趣巴巴／没趣巴巴
• 沒趣搭拉／没趣搭拉
• 湊趣兒／凑趣儿
• 無趣／无趣 (wúqù)
• 生動有趣／生动有趣
• 生趣
• 生趣盎然
• 異趣／异趣
• 相映成趣
• 真趣
• 知情識趣／知情识趣
• 知趣 (zhīqù)
• 知音識趣／知音识趣
• 童趣
• 綽趣／绰趣
• 義趣／义趣

• 自討沒趣／自讨没趣
• 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)
• 討沒趣／讨没趣
• 記趣／记趣
• 諧趣／谐趣
• 識趣／识趣 (shíqù)
• 趣事 (qùshì)
• 趣兒／趣儿
• 趣味 (qùwèi)
• 趣味橫生／趣味横生
• 趣旨 (qùzhǐ)
• 趣聞／趣闻 (qùwén)
• 趣話／趣话
• 趣談／趣谈 (qùtán)
• 辭趣／辞趣
• 逗趣 (dòuqù)
• 逸趣橫生／逸趣横生
• 遊花插趣／游花插趣
• 酒中趣
• 閒情逸趣／闲情逸趣
• 雅趣
• 風趣／风趣 (fēngqù)
• 風趣橫生／风趣横生
• 鬥趣／斗趣

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cù (cu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cuk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cù
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨˋ
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻu4
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cuk¹
    • Yale: chūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: cug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

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• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]ok/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	趣
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	cù
Middle Chinese	‹ tshjowk ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]ok/
English	urge, hasten, press
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Definitions

趣

1. ^† Alternative form of 促 (cù, “to urge; to hasten; to press; hurriedly; hastily”).

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qū (qu¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qū
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü1
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹
    • Yale: chēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

趣

1. ^† Alternative form of 趨／趋 (qū, “to run forward; to incline to; to lean forward”).

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǒu (cou³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄡˇ
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻou3
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau²
    • Yale: cháu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰəu^X/

Rime
Character	趣
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	蒼苟切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰəuX/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰəuX/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰəuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰəwX/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰuX/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰəuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰə̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cau2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰloːʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	趣
Reading #	1/2
No.	10625
Phonetic component	取
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*sʰloːʔ/

Definitions

趣

1. ^† Only used in 趣馬／趣马 (“master of horse”).

Pronunciation 5

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zōu (zou¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡ
    • Wade–Giles: tsou1
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

趣

1. ^† Alternative form of 掫 (zōu, “to go on night patrol and sound the night watches”).

References

• “趣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Kanji

趣

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. purport, gist
2. taste, elegance
3. appearance

Readings

• Go-on: す (su); そく (soku)
• Kan-on: しゅ (shu, Jōyō); しょく (shoku)
• On: そう (sō)
• Kun: おもむき (omomuki, 趣, Jōyō); おもむく (omomuku, 趣く); うながす (unagasu, 趣す)

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Korean

Hanja

趣 • (chwi, chuk) (hangeul 취, 축, revised chwi, chuk, McCune–Reischauer ch'wi, ch'uk, Yale chwi, chwuk)

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Vietnamese

Han character

趣: Hán Nôm readings: thú, xú

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