屈 (wat1 | qu1) : bend; subdue; injustice

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屈

wat1

qu1

[1] [v] bend; crook; bow; flex | [nasal-stop alternant] 彎 [waan1].
[2] subdue; submit; yield to
[3] injustice; wrong; grievance
[4] a Chinese family name

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 尸 (#44)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

屈

This word has been viewed 11128 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 15:25

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堅貞不屈 gin1 zing1 bat1 wat1 jian1 zhen1 bu4 qu1 = (saying) steady; unchanging; faithful; loyal

屈服 wat1 fuk6 qu1 fu2 = to surrender; to yield

屈就 wat1 zau6 qv1 jiu4 = condescend

不屈 bat1 wat1 bu4 qu1 = unbending; unyielding 國

不屈不撓 bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4 bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2 = indomitable; unyielding 國

委屈 wai2 wat1 wei3 qu1 = feel wronged; inconvenience someone

含冤受屈 ham4 jyun1 sau6 wat1 han2 yuan1 shou4 qu1 = to suffer an injustice

屈曲 wat1 kuk1 qu1 qu1 = crooked

卑躬屈節 bei1 gung1 wat1 zit3 bei1 gong1 qu1 jie2 = bow and scrape; cringe; act servilely

屈機 wat1 gei1 = "bending machine", take advantage of a bug or flaw in a videogame 粵
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間房係屈質啲,將就下啦。粵
The room is indeed cramped, please make do with it.
[[i]literal[/i] (classifier) room is cramped indeed, make-do-with a-little (particle)]

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

佢一個屈尾十就走咗粵
He just turned around and he walked away.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 屈
Unicode code for this character: U+5c48 (off-site link)

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