How to Write 趋 (qū) — Meaning “To tend towards; to hurry.”

Imagine you are in a hurry (趋) and you see a person walking (走) past a pile of freshly cut grass (刍). The grass is a reminder of the sound 'qū,' and the walking figure shows the action of moving quickly toward your goal.

Start with the left radical 走 (7 strokes) then add the right part 刍 (5 strokes). Make sure the 走 component is not too wide, and the 刍's top ク is written with a dot, a short horizontal, and a left-slanting stroke. A common mistake is to make the right side too large or to misplace the horizontal stroke in 刍.

While 赶 (gǎn) means 'to catch up' or 'to drive' and 起 (qǐ) means 'to rise' or 'to start,' 趋 (qū) specifically means 'to tend towards' or 'to hurry' in a directional sense. Visually, 赶 uses 干 (dry) as a component, 起 uses 己 (self), and 趋 uses 刍; their meanings focus on different types of movement.

趋 frequently appears in formal or written contexts like news and business to describe trends, for example 趋势 (trend) and 趋向 (tendency). It is also used in phrases like 趋于一致 (to tend toward consistency). You will not often hear it in casual conversation, but it is important for HSK 4 reading and writing.

Common words containing 趋 include: 趋势 (qū shì) — Trend; tendency.; 趋向 (qū xiàng) — Direction; tendency; to incline.; 趋于 (qū yú) — To tend towards; to incline to..