渠

qú
#2,310 most
frequent character
(artificial) stream, canal, drain
Measure words:条 tiáo

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

渠 combines 氵 water with [巨-over-木] jǔ, which supplies the sound. The water gives the first sense, 'man-made ditch'. From that came 'canal; channel'. The sense 'he, him; she, her' was borrowed for its sound.

渠 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
蕖磲

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