麹

麹 · qū

yeast, leaven; surname

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
qū
Cantonese
kuk1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

yeast, leaven; surname

Dictionary definitions & readings

麹 Qū · surname Qu

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0943.030:qū Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
307.210:qū Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
キク コク こうじ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
QEPFD Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4724.2 4740.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1514.571 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9EB9
Radical
麦 · 199
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
8
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7748

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Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

麴

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74605.051
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74605.051
kIRGKangXi
1514.571
kKangXi
1514.571
kMorohashi
H792
kNelson
5388
kCangjie
QEPFD
kFourCornerCode
4724.2 4740.2
kMojiJoho
MJ029852
kUnihanCore2020
GJ
kIICore
AJ
kIRG_GSource
GE-576C
kIRG_JSource
J0-396D
kRSUnicode
199'.8
kTotalStrokes
15
kCCCII
27625D
kJis0
2577
kMainlandTelegraph
7800
kTGH
2013:7748
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+2047+199.7.8
kCantonese
kuk1
kDefinition
yeast, leaven; surname
kJapanese
キク コク こうじ
kJapaneseKun
KOUJI
kJapaneseOn
KIKU
kKorean
KWUK
kMandarin
qū
kTGHZ2013
307.210:qū
kXHC1983
0943.030:qū
kTraditionalVariant
U+9EB4

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 麹0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
麦 beside 匊 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰麦匊$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰麦匊$(G)

^⿺麦匊$(J)

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