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裘

qiú

Character

What 裘 means

1. fur
2. fur coat

Other readings

裘 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Qiúsurname Qiu

Words starting with 裘

• 裘力斯·恺撒Qiú lì sī · Kǎi sāJulius Caesar, 1599 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚

Words containing 裘

• 肥马轻裘féi mǎ qīng qiúlit. stout horses and light furs; fig. to live in luxury
• 轻裘肥马qīng qiú féi mǎlit. light furs and stout horses; fig. to live in luxury
• 集腋成裘jí yè chéng qiúmany hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big…
• 反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chúlit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)…
• 克绍箕裘kè shào jī qiúto follow in one's father's footsteps

Characters built on 求

These share the phonetic component 求 (qiú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球
• 救jiùto save; to assist; to rescue
• 俅qiúornamental cap
• 逑qiúcollect; to match

Characters that look like 裘

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn; dress
• 豪háogrand; heroic
• 裔yì(bound form) descendants; (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 华裔; (literary) distant lands
• 廉liánincorruptible; honest; inexpensive
• 熏xūnto smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils
• 崴wǎito sprain (one's ankle); see 崴子

Sounds the same

Read qiú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 球ball used for playing games (variant of 球
• 求to seek; to look for; to request
• 囚prisoner
• 虬young dragon with horns
• 逑collect; to match
• 仇spouse; companion
• 酋tribal chief
• 俅ornamental cap
• 犰used in 犰狳
• 泅to swim (bound form)
• 遒strong; vigorous; robust
• 璆(gem); to tinkle