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岖 (qū): Mountainous — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 岖 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 岖

岖 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
岖=山mountain+区area

A mountain (山) region that is uneven and winding (区) — rugged or rough terrain.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 岖

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 岖

HSK words that contain this character.

崎岖

qí qū

rough

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 岖 is used in context

shān山
lù路
qí崎
qū岖
，
xíng行
zǒu走
shí十
fēn分
kùn困
nán难
。

The mountain road is rugged and very difficult to walk on.

wǒ我
men们
yán沿
zhe着
qū岖
jìng径
màn慢
màn慢
qián
zhè这
duàn段
qū岖
xiǎn险
de的
shān山
lù路
xū需
yào

Information

Pinyinqū
Meaningmountainous
Strokes7
Radical山
Traditional嶇
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2194
Zhuyinㄑㄩ
UnicodeU+5C96
CangjieURS
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前
xíng行
。

We slowly advanced along the winding path.

要
xiǎo小
xīn心
jià驾
shǐ驶
。

This rugged and dangerous mountain road requires careful driving.

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