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).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 身 body11 strokesFrequency #2246身 semantic区 phonetic

Definitions

  1. human body

Etymology & Origin

躯

pictophoneticbody

Decomposition: ⿰身区 (layout: left-right)

Components:身semantic区phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
躯体qū tǐ(human) body
身躯shēn qūbody
躯干qū gàntrunk
躯壳qū qiàothe body (as opposed to the soul)
捐躯juān qūto sacrifice one's life
5
Total compounds
60
As first character
40
As last character
0
As middle character

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.

干gān
0.5654,248 co-occurrences
捐juān
0.4991,032 co-occurrences
体tǐ
0.4784,164 co-occurrences
壳qiào
0.468300 co-occurrences
肢zhī
0.445312 co-occurrences
颈jǐng
0.440150 co-occurrences
壮zhuàng
0.397156 co-occurrences
瘦shòu
0.39378 co-occurrences
身shēn
0.3891,866 co-occurrences
焚fén
0.377114 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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."

99 健康网Apr 2026

...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

三立新聞網Mar 2026

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

Tatoeba

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

躲duǒ躺tǎng躬gōng身shēn

Related Characters

身shēn躺tǎng躲duǒ躬gōng

Homophones — Characters pronounced qū

岖qū驱qū曲qū屈qū趋qū渠qú

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 躯 (qū) mean in Chinese?
躯 (qū) primarily means "human body." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2246 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 躯 and 呕?
躯 (qū) and 呕 (ǒu) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 身 vs 口 (same 区 component).
How many strokes does 躯 have?
躯 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 躯?
The radical associated with 躯 is 身 (body). This radical appears in many characters related to body.
What are the components of 躯?
躯 is composed of: 身 (semantic), 区 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰身区 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 躯?
Common words with 躯 include: 躯体 (qū tǐ, "(human) body"); 身躯 (shēn qū, "body"); 躯干 (qū gàn, "trunk"); 躯壳 (qū qiào, "the body (as opposed to the soul)"); 捐躯 (juān qū, "to sacrifice one's life"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 躯 (qū)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qū: 岖 (used in 崎嶇|崎岖[qi2 qu1]), 驱 (to drive), 曲 (bent), 屈 (bent), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 躯 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 躯 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.