qú
籧
canal, ditch; he (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
4 senses · 6 examplesnoun
canal, ditch, channel; waterway
Refers to artificial waterways for irrigation or drainage.
Zhè这
tiáo条
shuǐ水
qú渠
guàn灌
gài溉
le了
shàng上
qiān千
mǔ亩
nóng农
tián田
。
This canal irrigates over a thousand acres of farmland.
Tā他
men们
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
wā挖
le了
yī一
tiáo条
qú渠
dào道
yǐn引
shuǐ水
。
They dug a channel in the mountains to divert water.
pronoun
he, him, it (dialectal third-person pronoun)
dialectUsed in certain dialects (e.g., Min, Gan) as a third-person singular pronoun.
Qú渠
jīn今
tiān天
bù不
zài在
jiā家
。
He is not home today.
adjective
big, large, vast (archaic)
archaicClassical usage, now mostly seen in set phrases or literary contexts.
qú渠
kuí魁
（
指
首
领
、
大
头
目
）
chieftain, ringleader
qú渠
shuài帅
（
古
代
对
大
将
的
称
呼
）
commander-in-chief (archaic)
noun
surname Qu
A Chinese family name.
Qú渠
xìng姓
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
。
The surname Qu is relatively rare in China.