躯 (qū): human body
躯 (qū) is a Chinese character meaning “human body.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 身 (semantic) and 区 (phonetic). It ranks #2246 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 躯 body. Its radical form 身 (body) appears in many related characters such as 身 (shēn, body), 躺 (tǎng, to recline), 躲 (duǒ, to hide).
Definitions
- human body
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 躯体noun | qū tǐ | (human) body |
| 身躯noun | shēn qū | body |
| 躯干noun | qū gàn | trunk |
| 躯壳noun | qū qiào | the body (as opposed to the soul) |
| 捐躯verb | juān qū | to sacrifice one's life |
躯 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 躯 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们躯字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men qū zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "躯."
但在 AI 时代,肌肉练得再大,如果原料和养料供不上,庞大的身躯也只能原地干等。
dàn zài A I shí dài , jī ròu liàn dé zài dà , rú guǒ yuán liào hé yǎng liào gōng bù shàng , páng dà de shēn qū yě zhī néng yuán dì gān děng .
But in the age of AI, no matter how big your muscles grow, if you don’t have enough raw materials and nutrients to fuel them, that massive physique will just be stuck waiting in place.
在终局决战中,以凡人之躯修行的八仙无力抗衡战神杨戬的强势攻势。
zài zhōng jú jué zhàn zhōng , yǐ fán rén zhī qū xiū háng de bā xiān wú lì kàng héng zhàn shén yáng 戬 de qiáng shì gōng shì .
In the final battle, the Eight Immortals—who had cultivated in mortal form—were powerless to withstand the fierce assault of Yang Jian, the God of War.
它有着极其精致的躯壳、大胆且性感的比例,但内在的系统、性能和基础体验却是一地鸡毛。
tā yǒu zhe jí qí jīng zhì de qū qiào , dà dǎn qiě xìng gǎn de bǐ lì , dàn nèi zài de xì tǒng , xìng néng hé jī chǔ tǐ yàn què shì yī dì jī máo .
It has an exquisitely crafted exterior and bold, sensual proportions, but its internal systems, performance, and core user experience are a complete mess.
...冻症是什么病,有什么症状?清醒意识与瘫痪躯体的残酷反差
. . . dòng zhèng shì shén má bìng , yǒu shén má zhèng zhuàng ? qīng xǐng yì shí yǔ tān huàn qū tǐ de cán kù fǎn chā
...What is frostbite, and what are its symptoms? The cruel contrast between a clear mind and a paralyzed body
画面曝!10岁男童小身躯...夹娃娃式挂5楼
huà miàn pù ! 1 0 suì nán tóng xiǎo shēn qū . . . jiā wá wá shì guà 5 lóu
Shocking footage! A 10-year-old boy's tiny body... dangling from the 5th floor like a claw machine prize
没有了你,我就像没有灵魂的躯体。
Méiyǒu le nǐ, wǒ jiù xiàng méiyǒu línghún de qūtǐ.
Me without you is like a body with no soul.
Character Family
身 Radical Family — Characters sharing the body radical
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