Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 屈

屈

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Meaning

 crouch, bent, crooked, to feel wronged

Pronunciation

 qū

Explanation

 Top: buttock from the side 尸, bottom: come/go out 出 (Two mountains 山 coming out one after the other)

Mnemonic

("plumber's crack or smile", which refers to the visible butt-crack if a guy crouches with a too short shirt.) The buttock (= the crack) comes out when stooping(=bowing).

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side view(This radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.)
屈 stoop, to bow
出 coming out
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Vocabulary

屈服 qū fú to surrender; to yield
委屈 wěi qū to feel wronged; to nurse a grievance; to cause sb to feel wronged
不屈 bù qū unyielding; unbending
屈辱 qū rǔ to humiliate; humiliating
冤屈 yuān qū to receive unjust treatment; injustice

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