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麴

qū

yeast; to leaven; surname

🔤 Pictophonetic: 麥 (wheat) provides meaning, 匊 provides pronunciation

HSK 19 strokes Uncommon (62%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

⿰麥匊 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mài

麥

wheat, barley, oats

💡 Ideographic: Grains 來 ready to be harvested 夂; compare 麦

11 strokes

lái

來

to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

💡 Ideographic: A wheat plant that has just borne fruit; compare 来

8 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

cóng

从

from, by, since, whence, through

💡 Ideographic: One person 人 following another

4 strokes HSK 2

zhǐ

夂

to go

3 strokes

jū

匊

handful

💡 Ideographic: A handful of rice 米 in a bowl 勹

8 strokes

bāo

勹

wrap

2 strokes

mǐ

米

rice, millet, grain

📷 Pictographic: Grains of rice

6 strokes HSK 1

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 麴 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold)

mǐqūjūn

米麴菌 ↗

Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold)