趣
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Translingual
Han character
趣 (Kangxi 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
Chinese
| trad. | 趣 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 趣 | |
| alternative forms | 𠮋 𧻃 𧻽 𧼝 𧺥 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 趣 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (取) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 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
Definitions
趣
- interest; delight
- interesting; amusing
- aspiration and interests; inclination
- † objective; purport; intention
- † action; conduct
- † charm; appeal
- † Alternative form of 取 (qǔ, “to desire; to seek”).
- 五曰趣舍滑心，使性飛揚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd 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.
五曰趣舍滑心，使性飞扬。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- † 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.]
- From: 《顏氏家訓·止足》
- Rénshēng yī qǔ yǐ fù hánlù, shí qǔ yǐ sài jīfá ěr. [Pinyin]
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人生衣趣以覆寒露，食趣以塞饥乏耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a surname
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
趣
- † Alternative form of 促 (cù, “to urge; to hasten; to press; hurriedly; hastily”).
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
趣
- † Alternative form of 趨／趋 (qū, “to run forward; to incline to; to lean forward”).
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
趣
- † Only used in 趣馬／趣马 (“master of horse”).
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
趣
- † 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), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
趣
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- purport, gist
- taste, elegance
- 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)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おもむき [òmómúkí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [o̞mo̞mɯ̟ᵝkʲi]
Noun
| Kanji in this term |
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| 趣 |
| おもむき Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
趣 • (omomuki)
- general appearance
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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