common

Meaning of

鼩 means artificial waterway; canal; ditch; channel; big; large; great. Pronounced qú.

  • artificial waterway; canal; ditch; channel
  • big; large; great
  • he; him (dialectal third person pronoun)

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tiáo
shuǐ
guàn
gài
le
zhōu
wéi
de
nóng
tián
 

This canal irrigates the surrounding farmland.

Shuǐ
dào
chéng
 
yòng
zháo
 

When conditions are ripe, success will come naturally—no need to rush.

men
zài
xiū
jiàn
xīn
de
guàn
gài
 

They are constructing a new irrigation canal.