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糗 Stroke Order — How to Write 糗

Stroke Order

糗 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 米, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

糗 Radical and Character Components

Components:米臭

糗 is an ideographic compound. Rice 米 that stinks 臭; 臭 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 米 + 10 more strokes

糗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qiǔ

Meanings of 糗 in Chinese

1

qiǔ糗

Dry provisions, such as roasted flour or grains, often carried for travel.
长途旅行时,他总是会准备一些炒面糗以备不时之需。
When traveling long distances, he always prepares some roasted flour provisions for emergencies.
When rice or pasta sticks together in clumps or becomes mushy (dialectal).
这锅饭煮得太软了,都糗成一坨了。
This pot of rice was cooked too soft; it's all clumpy.
An embarrassing or awkward situation, often referring to a gaffe or blunder (dialectal).
他刚才在台上演讲时说错了话,真是太糗了
He misspoke during his speech on stage just now; it was really embarrassing.

Common Words and Phrases with 糗

1
qiǔ糗liáng粮
dry food (grain)
他背包里装满了糗粮,准备进行一次长途跋涉。
His backpack was filled with dry provisions, ready for a long trek.

More words with 糗

  • chū出qiǔ糗Blunder, Gaffe
  • mǐ米qiǔ糗Parched rice, Rice snack
  • chǎo炒miàn面qiǔ糗Stir-fried sticky noodles, Messy stir-fried noodles
  • qiǔ糗chéng成yì一tuó坨a complete mess, utterly mortified

Idioms with 糗

  • fàn饭qiǔ糗rú茹cǎo草subsist on coarse food and wild vegetables
  • gēng羹lí藜hán含qiǔ糗subsist on a meager diet

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Questions about 糗

What does 糗 mean in Chinese?

糗 (qiǔ) means “Dry provisions” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 糗?

糗 is pronounced qiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 糗 have?

糗 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 糗?

糗 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 米. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 糗?

The radical of 糗 is 米, and 糗 is an ideographic compound.

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