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趨

简趋 · 繁趨

Mandarin · pinyin qū

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趨: Look up this written character
趋: qū · hasten, hurry; be attracted to

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1 · qu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi1 · cuk1

Cantonese word readings for 趨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to walk quickly; to run
to hasten; to hurry
to pursue; to seek
to attach (oneself) to; to ingratiate oneself with
to tend towards; to approach
(historical) to quickly take small steps as a sign of respect

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