趣

qù
#1,063 most
frequent character
interesting, to interest

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

趣 uses 走, a person running, as the picture part, and 取 qǔ for the sound. It first meant to move quickly. That grew to moving in a direction, a trend, and then interest or inclination.

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