诎 Stroke Order

诎 qū 1. 弯曲。 Bend. 2. 屈服，折服。 Yield, submit. 3. 嘴笨。 Stutterer. 4. 嘛然止的样子。 Suddenly mute appearance. 5. 尽，穷。 Exhausted. 6. 短缩。 Shortened. 7. 姓。 Surname. --- 诎 qū 1. 弯曲：诘～（同“诘屈”）。 Bend: (same as “诘屈”). 2. 屈服，折服：“公输盘～”。 Yield: "Gongshupan yields." 3. 嘴笨：“辩于心而～于口”。 Stutter: "Argue in heart but stutter in mouth." 4. 戛然而止的样子：“扣之，其声清越以长，其终～然”。 Suddenly mute: "Knock it, its sound is clear and long, then it suddenly stops." 5. 尽，穷：“其兵不～”。 Exhausted: "Their troops are not exhausted." 6. 短缩。 Shortened. 7. 姓。 Surname. --- 诎 qū 【本义】: 言语钝拙。 Original meaning: Stuttering. 【造字法】: 形声。从言，出声。 Character formation: Phonetic compound. From speech, produces sound. 1. 同本义 ([En.] stutter) Same original meaning ([En.] stutter). 引: 1. 《广韵》: 诎，辞塞。 Referenced in: Guangyun: "诎, obstructed speech." 2. 《说文通训定声》: 诎，字从言，当与吃同意。 Referenced in: Shuowen: "诎, the character is from speech and should align with 'eat' in meaning." 3. 《墨子·公输》: 公输盘诎。 Referenced in: Mozi: "Gongshupan stutters." 4. 《史记·李斯列传》: 轻财重士，辩于心而诎于口。 Referenced in: Records of the Grand Historian: "Value wealth less, honor scholars; argue in heart but stutter in mouth." 2. 尽，穷尽 ([En.] exhausted) Exhausted ([En.] exhausted). 引: 1. 《管子》: 利出于一孔者，其国无敌;出二孔者，其兵不诎;出三孔者，不可以举兵;出四孔者，其国必亡。 Referenced in: Guanzi: "Those profiting from a single hole have no enemies; those with two holes cannot exhaust their troops; those with three holes cannot raise armies; those with four holes are doomed." 2. 理诎势穷。——清· 林则徐文 Referenced in: Qing Lin Zexu: "Reason exhausted, momentum insufficient." 3. 声音戛然而止貌 ([En.] suddenly-mute) Suddenly mute appearance ([En.] suddenly-mute). 引: 1. 《礼记》: 叩之，其声清越以长，其终诎然。孔颖达疏: “诎谓止绝也。” Referenced in: Book of Rites: "Knock it, its sound is clear and long, then it suddenly stops. Kong Yingda explains: '诎 means to stop or cease.'" --- 诎 qū 1. 通“屈”。弯曲 ([En.] bend) Bend ([En.] bend). 引: 1. 《广雅·释诂一》: 诎，屈也。 Referenced in: Guangya: "诎 means to bend." 2. 《荀子·劝学》: 诎五指而顿之。 Referenced in: Xunzi: "Bend the five fingers and rest." 3. 《荀子·富国》: 诎要桡腘。 Referenced in: Xunzi: "Bend at the elbow." 4. 明· 魏学洢《核舟记》: 诎右臂支船。 Referenced in: Wei Xueyi's "Nuclear Boat Account": "Bend the right arm to support the boat." 例: 又如: 诎伸(诎申。弯曲与伸直); 诎曲(诎折。弯曲); Example: Such as: bend and stretch; bend and fold. 2. 屈服 ([En.] yield) Yield ([En.] yield). 引: 1. 《荀子·议兵》: 然而敌国不待试而诎。 Referenced in: Xunzi: "However, the enemy does not wait to test and yields." 2. 《战国策·秦策一》: 诎敌国。 Referenced in: Strategies of the Warring States: "Yields to enemy nations." 例: 又如: 诎意(屈就); 诎志(曲意迁就); 诎服(屈服) Example: Such as: yielding intention; yielding will; yielding submission. 3. 屈辱;冤屈 ([En.] humiliate;wrong) Humiliate; wrong ([En.] humiliate; wrong). 引: 1. 《吕氏春秋·壅塞》: 宋王因怒而诎杀之。 Referenced in: Lu Shi Chun Qiu: "The King of Song, angered, humiliated him to death." 例: 又如: 诎身(降低身分，屈己下人); 诎辱(委屈和耻辱) Example: Such as: lowering status; humiliating and disgrace. 4. 通“黜”(chu)。贬退 ([En.] demote;oust;relegate) Demote; oust ([En.] demote; oust; relegate). 引: 1. 《战国策·韩策三》: 彼公仲者，秦势能诎之。 Referenced in: Strategies of the Warring States: "That Gongzhong can be demoted by the strength of Qin." 2. 《说苑·敬慎》: 可谓能诎免变化以致之。 Referenced in: Shuo Yuan: "One can be said to be able to oust without a change." 5. 通“讫”。止 ([En.] complete; be over) Complete; be over ([En.] complete; be over). 引: 1. 《礼记·聘义》: 叩之其声清越以长，其终诎然，乐也。 Referenced in: Book of Rites: "Knock it, its sound clear and long, then it’s suddenly over, it's music."