Learn a Chinese Character - 渠 (Qú) - Canal; Channel

Chinese Character: 渠 (Qú - Canal; Channel)

1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)

部首: 氵 (Radical: 氵, related to water)

笔画数: 11 (Number of strokes: 11)

结构分解: 形声字，从水（氵，与水相关），巨声（jù，表音）。本义指人工开凿的水道（如“渠道”），引申为事物传递的路径（如“销售渠道”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "氵" (water radical) and "巨" (phonetic component). Originally means an artificial waterway (e.g., "渠道" - canal), extended to refer to transmission paths (e.g., "销售渠道" - sales channel).)

笔顺:

Stroke Order Animation

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Qú (Second tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

“渠”主要表示：
1. 名词：人工开凿的水道（如“水渠”指农田灌溉的水道）；
2. 名词：传递信息或货物的路径（如“渠道”指沟通或销售的途径）；
3. 代词（古汉语）：他、她、它（如“渠说”指“他说”，现代已少用）。("渠" mainly means:
1. Noun: Artificial waterway (e.g., "水渠" - irrigation canal).
2. Noun: Transmission path (e.g., "渠道" - channel).
3. Pronoun (archaic): He/She/It (e.g., "渠说" - he said, rarely used now).)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

“渠”作名词时，常与“水”“沟”搭配（如“水渠”“沟渠”）；作抽象名词时，多与“道”组合（如“渠道”）；古汉语中作代词时，可单独使用（如“渠是谁？”指“他是谁？”）。("渠" as a noun pairs with "水"/"沟" (e.g., "水渠" - canal). As an abstract noun, combines with "道" (e.g., "渠道" - channel). Used as a pronoun in classical Chinese (e.g., "渠是谁？" - Who is he?).)

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

“渠”在《史记》中“穿渠引汾溉皮氏、汾阴下”描述古代水利工程；都江堰“渠道网络”体现中国古代治水智慧；现代“电商渠道”“沟通渠道”扩展了“渠”的抽象含义，反映汉字从具体事物到抽象概念的演变。("渠" appears in "Records of the Grand Historian" describing ancient irrigation projects. Modern terms like "电商渠道" (e-commerce channel) show abstract extensions of the character.)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

这条灌溉水渠解决了附近农田的缺水问题，农民们的收成明显提高了。(Zhè tiáo guàn gài shuǐ qú jiě jué le fù jìn nóng tián de quē shuǐ wèn tí, nóng mín men de shōu chéng míng xiǎn tí gāo le.)
This irrigation canal has solved the water shortage problem in nearby farmland, and the farmers' harvest has significantly improved.

通过线上销售渠道，这家小企业的产品已经卖到了全国各地。(Tōng guò xiàn shàng xiāo shòu qú dào, zhè jiā xiǎo qǐ yè de chǎn pǐn yǐ jīng mài dào le quán guó gè dì.)
Through online sales channels, this small business's products have been sold across the country.

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

联想“渠”的结构：左边“氵”代表水，右边“巨”提示发音（Qú），合起来记忆为“与水相关且发音为Qú的字——渠（水道）”。(Associate "渠" with its structure: "氵" (water) and "巨" (pronunciation). Combine to remember "water-related character with pronunciation Qú - 渠 (canal).)

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