趋 (qū) is a Chinese character meaning “to hurry, to hasten”. It is written from 走 (to walk; to go) and 刍 (hay; fodder; to cut grass for feed), one enclosing the other, and takes 12 strokes.
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Structure
走 + 刍
Enclosing structure
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺走刍，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：趋 共 12 笔，笔画 0–6 为「走」，7–11 为「刍」；《说文解字》趨，走也。从走芻聲；《简化字总表》趋〔趨〕、刍〔芻〕
Memory aid
Someone walking (走) quickly toward a bundle of hay (刍). Both parts really are in this character — the walk stretches underneath and carries 刍 along: 趋, to hasten toward.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
12 strokes
In real words
- 趋势qū shìtrend; tendency趋 = qū
- 趋向qū xiàngto tend toward; trend, direction趋 = qū
Go deeper
All readings
to hasten; to tend toward
to hurry, to hasten; to tend toward, to be inclined to
快步走；向某个方向发展。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 趋势qū shìtrend; tendency趋 = qū
- 趋向qū xiàngto tend toward; trend, direction趋 = qū
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 趋 mean?
趋 (qū) means to hurry, to hasten; to tend toward, to be inclined to.
How do you pronounce 趋?
It is pronounced qū.
What parts is 趋 made of?
走 (to walk; to go) and 刍 (hay; fodder; to cut grass for feed), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺走刍，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：趋 共 12 笔，笔画 0–6 为「走」，7–11 为「刍」；《说文解字》趨，走也。从走芻聲；《简化字总表》趋〔趨〕、刍〔芻〕. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 趋 have?
12. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 趋?
走. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 趋?
Common ones are 趋势 and 趋向. The reading of 趋 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.